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{{Short description|Village in Manipur, India}}
{{POV|talk=Narrow focus|date=November 2025}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kangchup
| native_name =
| settlement_type = Village
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = [[Manipur]]
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = [[Imphal West district]]
| subdivision_type3 = Subdivision
| subdivision_name3 = [[Lamshang]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| population_total = 286
| population_as_of = 2011
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset = +5:30
| postal_code =
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'''Kangchup''' is a village in the [[Lamshang]] subdivision of [[Imphal West district]], in the Indian state of [[Manipur]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Kangchup Village Population - Lamshang - Imphal West, Manipur |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/270065-kangchup-manipur.html |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref> The village and nearby hamlets were impacted by the [[2023–2025 Manipur violence|Meitei–Kuki ethnic violence]] that started in Manipur in May 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-05 |title=Armed mobs rampage through villages and push remote Indian region to the brink of civil war |url=https://apnews.com/article/india-manipur-ethnic-violence-ed5b68efb55190de3539543955f56a92 |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bahn |first=Divya |date=2023-06-03 |title=Manipur violence: 16 injured in suspected militant attack in Imphal |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/northeast/2023/Jun/03/manipur-violence-16-injured-in-suspected-militant-attack-in-imphal-2581557.html |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> By reports from 2024 to 2025, some people began to return, and rehabilitation efforts were underway.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Asia's Premier News Agency - India News, Business & Political, National & International, Bollywood, Sports {{!}} ANI News |url=https://www.aninews.in/ |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=www.aninews.in |language=en}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=November 2025}}

== Geography ==
Kangchup is located within the [[Lamshang]] subdivision of [[Imphal West district]].<ref name=":0" /> The village is accessible via local district roads which connect to the broader Imphal–Kangchup Road. An existing project aims to extend it to [[Tamenglong]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Land acquisition for the construction of Imphal-Kangchup-Tamenglong Road under ADB assisted SASEC Road Connectivity Investment Programme (SCRIP) at Villages No. 53-Lamsang; 57-Kangchup; 59-Kharang Koireng; 64-Haorang Sabal and 95-Taothong in Imphal West District {{!}} Imphal West District, Government of Manipur {{!}} India |url=https://imphalwest.nic.in/document/land-acquisition-for-the-construction-of-imphal-kangchup-tamenglong-road-under-adb-assisted-sasec-road-connectivity-investment-programme-scrip-at-villages-no-53-lamsang-57-kangchup-59-kharang-koi/ |access-date=2025-10-25 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 2024 |title=South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Road Connectivity Investment Program - Tranche 1: Imphal-Kangchup-Tamenglong Road Internal Social Monitoring Report |url=https://www.adb.org/projects/documents/ind-47341-002-smr-27 |website=ADB |publisher=Social Monitoring Reports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Implications of ADB Financed Kangchup Tamenglong Road By Jiten Christina |url=https://e-pao.net/epPageExtractor.asp?src=features.Implications_of_ADB_Financed_Kangchup_Tamenglong_Road_By_Jiten_Christina.html.. |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=e-pao.net}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
According to the 2011 Census;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kangchup Village Population - Lamshang - Imphal West, Manipur |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/270065-kangchup-manipur.html |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref>

* Kangchup had a population of 286 people with 64 families residing. 138 people are males while 148 are females.
* Average sex ratio was 1072 females per 1000 males.
* There were 32 children under 6.
* The child sex ratio was 778 females per 1000 males.
* The literacy rate was 83.46%.

== Constituency ==
The Kangchup village is part of the [[Lamsang Assembly constituency]] and the [[Inner Manipur Lok Sabha constituency]].

== Economy ==
The economy of Kangchup relies primarily on agriculture and is supplemented by small-scale trade and labour in nearby markets.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Land Acquisition {{!}} Imphal West District, Government of Manipur {{!}} India |url=https://imphalwest.nic.in/land-acquisition/ |access-date=2025-10-25 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Transport ==
According to the 2011 District Census Handbook (Village & Town Directory) for Imphal West, Kangchup has local road access and public transport options. The village is located along the Imphal-Kangchup-Tamenglong Road, a key route that is being upgraded through the ABD-financed SASEC Road Connectivity Investment Programme.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Land acquisition for the construction of Imphal-Kangchup-Tamenglong Road under ADB assisted SASEC Road Connectivity Investment Programme (SCRIP) at Villages No. 53-Lamsang; 57-Kangchup; 59-Kharang Koireng; 64-Haorang Sabal and 95-Taothong in Imphal West District {{!}} Imphal West District, Government of Manipur {{!}} India |url=https://imphalwest.nic.in/document/land-acquisition-for-the-construction-of-imphal-kangchup-tamenglong-road-under-adb-assisted-sasec-road-connectivity-investment-programme-scrip-at-villages-no-53-lamsang-57-kangchup-59-kharang-koi/ |access-date=2025-10-30 |language=en-US}}</ref>

The land-acquisition notices from the Imphal West district administration identify Kangchup as part of the road corridor.

== 2023-2025 Manipur violence ==
During the outbreak of [[2023–2025 Manipur violence|ethnic violence in Manipur in May 2023]], Kangchup was one of the areas covered by national and international media as affected by the conflict and the resulting humanitarian crisis.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Admin |first=IT Web |date=2024-11-12 |title=More violence erupts in Imphal West: Kuki militants attack villages, two injured |url=https://www.imphaltimes.com/news/more-violence-erupts-in-imphal-west-kuki-militants-attack-villages-two-injured/ |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=News from Manipur - Imphal Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-09 |title=Manipur violence: Two including woman found shot dead in Kangchup |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/manipur/story/manipur-violence-two-including-woman-found-shot-dead-in-kangchup-708228-2023-11-09 |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=India Today NE |language=hi}}</ref>

In the following years, news reports highlighted ongoing security incidents in parts of Imphal West.

The reports also mentioned that some displaced families began to return. By mid-2025, several national outlets reported that some [[Meitei people|Meitei]] families started going back to Kangchup and nearby villages as part of rehabilitation and recovery efforts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thakur |first=Ashok |date=2025-07-12 |title=IDPs protest against government resettlement plan in Manipur |url=https://nagalandpost.com/idps-protest-against-government-resettlement-plan-in-manipur/ |access-date=2025-10-25 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-22 |title=Meitei families begin return to ruined homes as Manipur pushes ahead with resettlement |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/manipur/story/meitei-families-begin-return-to-ruined-homes-as-manipur-pushes-ahead-with-resettlement-1248488-2025-07-22 |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=India Today NE |language=hi}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==

* {{Cite book |url=https://ewsdata.rightsindevelopment.org/files/documents/02/ADB-47341-002_VFKdSz7.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com |title=SASEC Road Connectivity Investment Program: Kangchup-Tamenglong Section Imphal-Kangchup-Tamenglong Road (IKTR) |date=November 2015 |publisher=Public Works Department, Government of Manipur for the Asian Development Bank.}}

[[Category:Villages in Imphal West district]]

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