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About Kangchup Village

Kangchup is a small village in Lamshang tehsil, in the district of Imphal West, Manipur. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 138 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 795146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kangchup Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangchup village
Description Value
State Manipur
District Imphal West
Tehsil Lamshang
Pincode 795146
Area (hectares) 38.44 hectares
Population 286
Male Population 138
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kangchup compares

By the 2011 count Kangchup is the 46th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 38.44 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Kangchup

Kangchup is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kangchup 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.

How far is Kangchup from other places

Kangchup lies about 11 km from Imphal West, and the nearest railway station is Phayeng, about 4.6 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.

Distances from Kangchup
Nearest railway station Phayeng 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Lamshang 8.1 km
District headquarters Imphal West 11 km
Nearest town Imphal 15 km

Villages closest to Kangchup

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lamshang 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.

Common questions about Kangchup

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangchup village had a population of 286. That makes it the 46th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Kangchup village has 138 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangchup has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kangchup is 795146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kangchup covers 38.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kangchup falls under Lamshang tehsil of Imphal West district in Manipur.

The nearest railway station to Kangchup is Phayeng, about 4.6 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 Kangchup.

Kangchup is about 11 km from Imphal West in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kangchup is in Lamshang tehsil of Imphal West district. Phayeng is about 4.6 km away. Lamshang is about 8.1 km away. Imphal West is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharang Koireng (under 2 km), Kadangband (1.9 km) and Phayeng (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kangchup today is likely to be higher.

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