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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kuirei
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| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map = India Manipur#India
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Manipur, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25|14|56|N|94|27|20|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Manipur]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ukhrul district|Ukhrul]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 767
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tangkhul]] (KURE TU)
| 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 = 56.15%
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = Outer Manipur
| blank4_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank4_info_sec1 = [[Chingai]]
| website = {{URL|manipur.gov.in}}
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'''Kuirei''' is a village located north of [[Ukhrul]] in Ukhrul district, [[Manipur]] state, [[India]]. The village is approximately 41 kilometers from Ukhrul. National Highway 150 [[Imphal]]-[[Kohima]] via [[Jessami]] passes through the village. Kuirei is one of the villages that used to make indigenous salt from salt springs and supply to other Tangkhul villages before the advent of common salt.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}} The village is flanked by [[Phungcham]] and [[Peh]] in the west, [[Huishu]] and [[Khamasom]] in the east, [[Kalhang]] in the south and [[Ngahui]] and [[Marem]] in the North. Locally inhabitants speak Kuirei dialect which belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family.

==Total population==
According to 2011 census,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/270378-kuirei-manipur.html|title=Kuirei population|publisher=Census 2011|accessdate=2015-09-15 }}</ref> Kuirei has 141 households with the total of 767 people of which 386 are male and 381 are female. Of the total population, 60 were in the age group of 0–6 years. The average sex ratio of the village is 987 female to 1000 male which is higher than the state average of 985. The literacy rate of the village stands at 56.15%. Male literacy rate stands at 62.39% while female literacy rate was 50.00%.

==People and occupation==
The village is home to people of Tangkhul Naga tribe. Majority of the inhabitants are Christians. Agriculture is the primary occupation of the inhabitants. The village is well known in the district for its scenic beauty. Kuirei is also famous for engaging in largescale [[apiculture]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiamart.com/vibrandt/projects-executed.html|title=Bee keeping project at Kuirei|publisher=India mart|accessdate=2015-09-15 }}</ref> The village is known for acute scarcity of water mainly during the dry season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=6..010210.feb10|title=Water scarcity|publisher=E-Pao|accessdate=2015-09-15 }}</ref>

==References==
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{{Ukhrul district}}

[[Category:Villages in Ukhrul district]]

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