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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Khangkhui
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| settlement_type = Village
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| coordinates = {{coord|25|03|41|N|94|24|50|E|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Manipur]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ukhrul district|Ukhrul]]
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| population_total = 1483
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tangkhul]] (Khangkhui tui)
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 795142
| registration_plate = MN
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Ukhrul]] [[Kohima]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank2_info_sec1 = 91.09%
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = Outer Manipur
| blank4_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
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| website = {{URL|khangkhuiphungdhar.netlify.app/}}
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'''Khangkhui''' is a Tangkhul Naga village in the North-eastern part of [[Ukhrul district]] of [[Manipur]], [[India]]. The village is about 16 kilometer from Ukhrul District headquarters. The village is flanked by [[Choithar]] in the west, [[Nungshong]] in the south, [[Pushing Ukhrul|Pushing]] in the east and [[Langdang]] and [[Shirui]] in the north.

It is well known for its ancient limestone cave locally called Khangkhui Mangsor. This pre-historic cave is one of the tourist attractions of [[Ukhrul district]]. The excavation carried out by Shri O. Kumar Singh (Superintendent of the State Archaeology Department of Manipur) at the Khangkhui Cave yielded evidence of habitation of Stone Age communities <ref>TC Sharma (1985) "Studies in the Sources of Pre-History of Manipur and Nagaland" pp. 13-18 in SN Pandey (ed.) Sources of the History of Manipur, Imphal: Manipur University</ref>

==People and Place==
Khangkhui village has two settlements, Khangkhui Khullen (Old settlement) and Khangkhui Phungdhar (New settlement). According to 2011 census,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/270442-khangkhui-khullen-manipur.html|title=Khangkhui Phungcham population|publisher=Census 2011|accessdate=2015-09-20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/270443-khangkhui-khunou-manipur.html|title=Khangkhui Phungdhar population|publisher=Census 2011|accessdate=2015-09-20 }}</ref> the two settlements have together have 289 households with the total population of 1483 persons. Agriculture is the primary occupation of the populace. Literacy rate of the village is 91.09%.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Ukhrul district}}

[[Category:Villages in Ukhrul district]]

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