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Kachai

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Kachai
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Kachai
Kachai (India)
Coordinates: 25°14′29″N94°16′22″E / 25.24139°N 94.27278°E / 25.24139; 94.27278 Coordinates: 25°14′29″N94°16′22″E / 25.24139°N 94.27278°E / 25.24139; 94.27278
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Manipur
District Ukhrul
Population
  Total2,107
Languages
  Official Tangkhul (Kachaitui)
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
795144
Vehicle registration MN
ImphalUkhrul
Literacy77.51%
Lok Sabha constituencyOuter Manipur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyChingai
Website manipur.gov.in

Kachai is a generic reference to three settlements Kachai, Kachai Shimphungrim and Kachai Theikhor; located north-west of Ukhrul in Ukhrul district, Manipur state, India. The village connected to the district headquarters by an inter-village road and is approximately 46 kilometers from Ukhrul district Headquarter. Kachai is flanked by Hoomi in the east, Theiva in the north, Tingshong in the west and Phungthar in the south. [1]

Ukhrul Place in Manipur, India

Ukhrul/Hunphun is a town in Ukhrul district in the state of Manipur, India. Ukhrul district is the home of the Tangkhul Naga. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ukhrul district. There are also four sub-divisions in the district for administering the villages in and around it. The villages, however, are governed by the 'village heads'.

Ukhrul district district in Manipur, India

Ukhrul is a district in the north eastern state of Manipur in India. It lies about 84 kilometres (52 mi) north east of Imphal.

Manipur State in North-east India

Manipur is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south, and Assam to the west; Burma (Myanmar) lies to its east. The state covers an area of 22,327 square kilometres (8,621 sq mi) and has a population of almost 3 million, including the Meitei, who are the majority group in the state, the Pangals or the Pangans, Kuki, and Naga people, who speak a variety of Sino-Tibetan languages. Manipur has been at the crossroads of Asian economic and cultural exchange for more than 2,500 years. It has long connected the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia, China, Siberia, Micronesia and Polynesia, enabling migration of people, cultures, and religions.

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The place is known for its fertility. Whatever is planted grows most excellently.

There are three autonomous Churches in Kachai village. They are kachai baptist church, Thikhor baptist church and Shimphungrim baptist church. The Kachai baptist Church founded the Thotchan Baptist School. Over the years, it has become the alma mater for many students from the neighbouring villages, producing good grades HSLC passed out students.

The famous river Iril, passes nearby Kachai village. Kachai is home to many tourist spots and farms - Forest, Army Camp (it is called so, as Indian Army used to reside here, where, all the neighbouring villages were visible) and Langlarim to name few.

Every household has lemon trees planted in their backyard. The villagers also plant papaya, passion fruit, guava, oranges, avocado, sugarcane, plum, peach, pineapple to name few and vegetables such as broccoli, potato, cabbage, mustard, brinjal, chilly, gourd to name few.

Population

As per 2011 census, [2] the village has a total of 510 houses with 2107 persons of which 1092 are male while 1015 are female. Of the total population, 204 are in the age group of 0–6 years. The average sex ratio of the village is 838 female per 1000 male which is lower than the state's average of 930. The literacy rate of the village is 77.51%.

Kachai lemon

Kachai is famous for large scale lemon plantation and production. Kachai lemon is one among the ten horticultural products from North East India to have got the GI tags. GI tags are given to products that are native to the place of production alone. [3] [4]

People and occupation

The village is home to people of Tangkhul Naga tribe. The inhabitants are 100% Christians. Agriculture is the primary occupation of the inhabitants. Women folk of this village are well known for weaving and embroidery. The village is well known in the district for its scenic beauty.

Tangkhul Naga

The Tangkhuls are a major Naga ethnic group living in the Indo-Burma border area occupying the Ukhrul district in Manipur, India and the Somra tract hills, Layshi township, Homalin township in Upper Burma and Tamu Township in Burma. Despite this international border, many Tangkhul have continued to regard themselves as "one nation".Tangkhuls living in Burma are also known as Hogo Naga or Eastern Tangkhul or Somra Tangkhul. Also Kokak Naga, Akyaung Ari Naga and Hogo Naga are included tribally within Tangkhul Naga tribe but their language are quite distinct. The Tangkhul (Somra/Hogo) language in Mayanmar is very different from Tangkhul (Ukhrul) spoken in India.

Christians people who adhere to Christianity

Christians are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words Christ and Christian derive from the Koine Greek title Christós (Χριστός), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term mashiach (מָשִׁיחַ).

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Skipe Village in Manipur, India

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Khamlang Village

Khamlang village is situated on the southern part of Ukhrul District, Manipur, India. It is inhabited by Khameon a Tangkhul Naga tribe. It is situated 2 km away from headquarter of Sub-Division, Kasom Khullen, 137 km away from district headquarter Ukhrul and 59 km from state capital Imphal, Manipur.

References

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  2. "District census report". Census India. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
  3. "Kachai lemon GI Tagged". Indian Express. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
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