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{{Short description|Village in Lamshang, Imphal West, Manipur, India}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Koutruk
| native_name = ꯀꯧꯇ꯭ꯔꯨꯛ
| settlement_type = Village
| pushpin_map = India Manipur#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Manipur, India
| coordinates = {{coord|24.756|N|93.956|E|type:city_region:IN-MN|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = [[Manipur]]
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = [[Imphal West]]
| subdivision_type3 = Subdivision
| subdivision_name3 = [[Lamshang]] (Lamsang)
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 2.4562 
| population_total = 472
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code = 795146
| registration_plate = MN
}}

'''Koutruk''' is a village in the [[Lamshang]] subdivision of the [[Imphal West district]], in [[Manipur]], India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Koutruk Village Population - Lamshang - Imphal West, Manipur |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/270060-koutruk-manipur.html |access-date=2025-10-13 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Villages & Towns in Lamshang Sub Division of Imphal West, Manipur |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/subdistrict/1879-lamshang-imphal-west-manipur.html |access-date=2025-10-13 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref> It is administratively governed by the [[Phayeng]] [[gram panchayat]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Koutruk, Lamsang, Imphal West, Manipur, India - Geolysis Local |url=https://geolysis.com/p/in/mn/imphal-west/lamsang/koutruk |access-date=2025-10-13 |website=geolysis.com}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
As per the 2011 Census of India;<ref name=":0" />
* The population was 472 with 225 males and 247 females There were 69 children under 6 (14.62 per cent).
* The child sex ratio was 865 females per 1000 males.
* The general literacy rate was 69.98 per cent; male was 77.13 per cent and female was 63.72 per cent, which was lower than the state average.

== Administration and politics ==
Koutruk is located in the [[Lamshang]] subdivision of [[Imphal West]]. It is within the [[Sekmai Assembly constituency]] of the [[Manipur Legislative Assembly]] and the [[Inner Manipur Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=CEO, Manipur {{!}} Electoral Roll |url=https://ceomanipur.nic.in/eroll |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250622022618/https://ceomanipur.nic.in/eroll |archive-date=2025-06-22 |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=ceomanipur.nic.in |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Education ==
The Koutruk Primary School was established in 1957. This school is a government school and provides education from Class I to Class V and lies in the Haorang block of [[Imphal West]]. It is a co-educational school and has no pre-primary section.<ref>{{Cite web |title=KOUTRUK P.S. - Koutruk District Imphal West (Manipur) |url=https://schools.org.in/imphal-west/14060207301/koutruk-p-s.html |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=schools.org.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://manipureducation.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Education.pdf |title=List of Schools in Manipur |publisher=Manipur Education |publication-date=30 September 2015 |pages=54}}</ref>

As part of an extension programme for the school buildings, the Manipur Planning Department has taken up the work of reconstruction of the damaged building of the Koutruk Primary School for the year 2023-24.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Project Monitoring Application, Planning Department, Government of Manipur |url=https://darpanmanipur.in/projectupdate?ProjectupdateSearch%5Bproject_code%5D=&ProjectupdateSearch%5Bprojectname%5D=Koutruk&ProjectupdateSearch%5Bdepartment_id%5D= |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=darpanmanipur.in}}</ref>

== Postal and transport ==

* PIN Code: 795146.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pincode of Lamsang, Imphal West, Manipur |url=https://dwello.in/pin-code/lamsang-imphal-west-795146 |website=Dwello |date=4 October 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=News |first=India TV |title=Lamsang Pin Code {{!}} Postal Code (Zip Code) of Lamsang, Imphal West, Manipur, India |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/pincode/manipur/imphal-west/lamsang |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=India TV News |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Imphal City]]: 18 kilometres away from Koutruk.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Five abandoned houses burnt in Manipur village; suspected militants chased away |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/manipur/five-abandoned-houses-burnt-in-manipur-village-suspected-militants-chased-away-3173189 |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>
* Nearest railway station: [[Jiribam railway station]].

== Incidents in the 2023-2024 conflict ==
Koutruk village has been one of the victims of the [[2023-2025 Manipur violence]]. An air-attack was carried out by military drones with explosive and shooting on the evening of the 1st September, 2024. Many of the villagers had to evacuate from the village and civilian casualties and injuries occurred and houses were burnt.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |title=Ground Report: In Manipur's Foothill Village, No 2nd Chance To Rebuild Lives After Drone Attacks By Suspected Kuki Insurgents |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ground-report-in-manipurs-foothill-village-koutruk-no-2nd-chance-to-rebuild-lives-after-suspected-kuki-insurgents-drone-attacks-6476530 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241014221626/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ground-report-in-manipurs-foothill-village-koutruk-no-2nd-chance-to-rebuild-lives-after-suspected-kuki-insurgents-drone-attacks-6476530 |archive-date=2024-10-14 |access-date=2025-10-14 |work=NDTV.com |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=2 Killed, 10 Injured As "Suspected Kuki Insurgents" Use Drones To Drop Bombs In Manipur: Police |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/woman-killed-daughter-injured-in-firing-by-suspected-insurgents-in-manipur-6466188 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406020427/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/woman-killed-daughter-injured-in-firing-by-suspected-insurgents-in-manipur-6466188 |archive-date=2025-04-06 |access-date=2025-10-14 |work=www.ndtv.com |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> It was one of the first significant drone-bombing incidents during the conflict, according to numerous reports.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Drone Attacks On Civilians An "Act Of Terrorism": Manipur Chief Minister |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/manipur-chief-minister-n-biren-singh-says-drone-attacks-on-civilians-an-act-of-terrorism-6478843 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241014154908/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/manipur-chief-minister-n-biren-singh-says-drone-attacks-on-civilians-an-act-of-terrorism-6478843 |archive-date=2024-10-14 |access-date=2025-10-14 |work=NDTV.com |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=2025-02-24 |title=Drones used in Manipur violence were procured from Delhi, Haryana: NIA |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/drone-attacks-nia-identifies-suppliers-from-delhi-haryana/articleshow/118510923.cms |access-date=2025-10-14 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

Strikes and air raids continued in the village Koutruk during the subsequent weeks with gunfire and air strikes causing further injuries and dislocation.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Admin |first=IT Web |date=2024-10-17 |title=Fresh attack reported in Koutruk village amid ongoing peace talks in New Delhi |url=https://www.imphaltimes.com/news/fresh-attack-reported-in-koutruk-village-amid-ongoing-peace-talks-in-new-delhi/ |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=News from Manipur - Imphal Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-17 |title=Fresh attack reported at Manipur's Koutruk; NIA begins probe in drone bombings case |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/fresh-attack-reported-at-manipur-s-koutruk-nia-begins-probe-in-drone-bombings-case-101729142765008.html |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Koutruk comes under renewed attack from Kukis |url=https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2024/10/17/By-Our-Staff-ReporterIMPHAL-Oct-17-Just-a-day-after-a-joint-meeting-was-held-among-Meitei-Kuki-and-Naga-l.html |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=www.thesangaiexpress.com |language=en}}</ref> As a result of the intensity of the attacks, the inquiry has been handed over to the [[National Investigation Agency]] (N.I.A).<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Task cut out for NIA PC 20241018 |url=https://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=news_section.editorial.editorial_2024.Task_cut_out_for_NIA_PC_20241018 |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=e-pao.net}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> There was continuous sporadic violence till October, 2024. The neighbouring villages like Koutruk Ching Leikai were also affected.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /> Koutruk, which was one of the most reported locations during the unrest, came to represent the conflict's escalation into drone warfare.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":6" />

== References ==

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[[Category:Villages in Imphal West district]]

Koutruk - Revision history

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