Kamjong | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Kamjong Location in Manipur, India Show map of Manipur Kamjong Kamjong (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:24°51′56″N94°30′38″E / 24.86556°N 94.51056°E /24.86556; 94.51056 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Manipur |
| District | Kamjong district |
| Population | |
• Total | 729 |
| Language(s) | |
| • Official | Meitei (officially calledManipuri)[a][1] |
| • Regional | Tangkhul andThadou |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 795145 |
| Vehicle registration | MN |
| Nearest city | |
| Literacy | 71.96% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Outer Manipur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Phungyar |
| Website | manipur |
Kamjong (Meitei pronunciation: /kām-jōng/[b]), is the headquarters of Kamjong district,Manipur state,India. The village is about 120 kilometers fromImphal and is connected by Ukhrul-Kamjong State highway. This District headquarter is flanked byLangli in the north,Bungpa in the south, thePhange in the east andDangthi in the west.
According to 2011 census, Kamjong has 121 households with the total of 729 people.[2] The population consists of Tangkhul Naga tribe andThadou people. Majority of the inhabitants are Christians. Agriculture is the primary occupation of the inhabitants. Due to the porous international border withMyanmar Kamjong area most often is in the news for militancy activities.[3] Kamjong area is also well known in the district for the poor transport system due to bad road condition and the inhabitants suffer most during the rainy season because of frequent landslides.[4]