Manipur Food Guide: Traditional Cuisine & Famous Dishes 2025
Chamthong, eromba, singju and morok metpa: Manipuri dishes built on fermented fish and local herbs, and what each tastes of.
- 08 Sep 25
10 min
Ishok is a large village in Nambol tehsil, in the district of Bishnupur, Manipur. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,055, made up of 1,516 males and 1,539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1087.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 795134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.
| Description | Value |
|---|---|
| State | Manipur |
| District | Bishnupur |
| Tehsil | Nambol |
| Pincode | 795134 |
| Area (hectares) | 1087.49 hectares |
| Population | 3,055 |
| Male Population | 1,516 |
| Female Population | 1,539 |
| Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) | 1,015 |
| Bus Service (public) | Available within 10+ km distance |
| Bus Service (private) | Available within village |
| Nearest Railway Station | Available within 10+ km distance |
By the 2011 count Ishok is the 6th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,689 residents. Its 1087.49 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.
Ishok is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ishok as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.
Ishok lies about 9.8 km from Bishnupur, and the nearest railway station is Imphal, about 9.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.
| Tehsil headquarters | Nambol | 2.5 km |
|---|---|---|
| Nearest railway station | Imphal | 9.5 km |
| District headquarters | Bishnupur | 9.8 km |
These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nambol tehsil.
Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.
As per the Census of India 2011, Ishok village had a population of 3,055. That makes it the 6th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,689 residents.
Ishok village has 1,516 males and 1,539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.
Working from the 2011 counts, Ishok has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.
The pincode recorded for Ishok is 795134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.
Ishok covers 1087.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.
Ishok falls under Nambol tehsil of Bishnupur district in Manipur.
The nearest railway station to Ishok is Imphal, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.
The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ishok.
Ishok is about 9.8 km from Bishnupur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.
Ishok is in Nambol tehsil of Bishnupur district. Nambol is about 2.5 km away. Imphal is about 9.5 km away. Bishnupur is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.
The closest recorded villages are Thiyam (2.7 km), Leimapokpam (2.9 km) and Lourembam (3.3 km).
No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ishok today is likely to be higher.
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