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'''Leisang''' is a village in [[Kangpokpi district]] in the Indian state of [[Manipur]]. It is in a mountainous location and is inaccessible to vehicles; in April 2018 it was the last village in the country to be electrified.

==Population==
At the [[2011 Census of India]], there were 12 families and 65 people in Leisang.<ref name=ToI/> {{As of|2019|03}} there are 13 families and 70 people, all [[Kuki people|Kuki]].<ref name=BBC>{{cite news |author=Geeta Pandey |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47721497 |title=India's 'last electrified village' Leisang still fighting darkness |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=29 March 2019 }}</ref>

==Location==
Leisang is {{convert|3|km|mi}} from a motorable road,<ref name=Express1/> and can only be reached on foot or by bicycle,<ref name=BBC/> by means of a steep track that is sometimes very muddy. The closest town, [[Kangpokpi]], is {{convert|35|km|mi}} away.<ref name=BBC/> The closest primary school is {{convert|1.5|km|mi}} away.<ref name=BBC/> The village is near a bend on the [[Tuitha River]];<ref name=Nat>{{cite news |author=Samanth Subramanian |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/asia/modi-s-electricity-promise-has-dim-returns-for-hundreds-of-thousands-in-india-1.726096 |title=Modi’s electricity promise has dim returns for hundreds of thousands in India |website=The National |date=30 April 2018 }}</ref> the only source of potable water is a stream flowing through the village.<ref name=Express/> There are also no medical facilities; emergency cases such as women in labour must be carried to the road.<ref name=BBC/> At a public meeting in the state capital, [[Imphal]], in May 2018 the villagers requested a road connection, water purification facilities, and an [[anganwadi]] childcare and health centre.<ref name=Express/>

==History==
The village was established in 1996 and originally called Leisang Khonomphai or L. Khonomphai. It was recognised in 2002. Formerly in [[Senapati district]], it became part of the newly formed Kangpokpi district in late 2016.<ref name=Express1/><ref name=Express/>

Nearby villages were electrified in 2017.<ref name=BBC/> On 27 April 2018, electricity was turned on in Leisang for the first time,<ref name=Express1>{{cite news |first=Jimmy | last=Leivon |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/manipur/leisang-indias-last-electrified-village-narendra-modi-5165019/ |title=In India’s last electrified village: 'Around 5-6 pm, bulb came on... That night, not one of us slept...' |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=6 May 2018 }}</ref><ref name=Express>{{cite news |first=Jimmy | last=Leivon |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/manipur/last-electrified-village-in-india-pleads-manipur-cm-for-basic-infrastructure-5188630/ |title=Last electrified village in India pleads Manipur CM for basic infrastructure |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=23 May 2018 }}</ref> the culmination of the thousand-day [[Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana]] program to electrify all the remaining villages of India announced by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] in his speech on [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]] in 2015.<ref name=ToI>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/imphal/manipurs-leisang-becomes-last-village-to-get-electricity-centre-says-nation-fully-electrified/articleshow/63984379.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502144040/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/imphal/manipurs-leisang-becomes-last-village-to-get-electricity-centre-says-nation-fully-electrified/articleshow/63984379.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 May 2018 |title=Manipur's Leisang becomes last village to get electricity, Centre says nation fully electrified |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=1 May 2018 }} </ref><ref name=BBC/><ref name=Nat/><ref name=NDTV>{{cite news |author=Vidhi Doshi |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/every-village-in-india-now-has-electricity-but-millions-still-live-in-darkness-1845136 |title=After Manipur Village Finally Electrified, TV Sets Carried Up Mountain |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |via=[[NDTV]] |date=1 May 2018 }}</ref> {{As of|2019|03}} service remains erratic, with outages as long as three months caused in part by the difficulty of access to make repairs, but some villagers have acquired televisions.<ref name=BBC/><ref name=NDTV/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Villages in Kangpokpi district]]
[[Category:1996 establishments in Manipur]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1996]]

Leisang - Revision history

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