Wangoo is a village in the Kakching district of the Indianstate of Manipur. It is situated approximately 64 km south of the state capital, Imphal. It has an area of 13.05 km2 with a population of 6134.
As of 2011[update] India census,[1] Wangoo had a population of 6134, of which 3095 are males while 3039 are females. The population of children ages 0–6 is 734, thus being 11.96% of the total population of Wangoo. The average sex ratio of the village is 982, lower than Manipur state average of 985. The child sex ratio for the village, as per census, is 1022, higher than the Manipur average of 930. Wangoo has a lower literacy rate compared to the Manipur average. In 2011, the literacy rate of Wangoo was 67.09%, compared to the 76.94% average of Manipur. In Wangoo, male literacy stands at 76.43% while female literacy rate is 57.53%.
Economyedit
Agriculture is the main source of income for the majority of the population. Of the total population, 2862 were engaged in work activities. Of those, 1692 are cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 185 were agricultural labourers.
Educationedit
The literacy rate is low compared to other villages in Manipur. There are no colleges in Wangoo.
Wangoo celebrated 10-day long Tampha Lairembi Haraoba in the summer season. Many people from other places came here to participate Mukna on the last day of Lai Haraoba. And also celebrated Wangoo Baji Haraoba for one day in the spring season. Wangoo Baji was a maichou, a learned man well versed in the Meitei traditional knowledge. It is said that he disappeared into thin air one fine day. Before his disappearance, he had said to the people around that he would come back and when he did come back, the dried up leihao Magnolia champaca tree standing there would spring back to life. When the tree started budding again after many many years later, it was widely believed that he had come back to life, possibly reborn.
Napachik, a small hillock in Wangoo village was excavated by the Department of Archaeology, Government of Manipur in 1983. Some tools used by the Neolithic[2] people were discovered at the site. Microliths were also collected from the excavation.
Transportationedit
It is connected to other parts of the state by the Imphal-Sugnu state highway and the Imphal-Churachandpur highway, through NH-150.
Health care servicesedit
Wangoo has a government run Primary Health Centre at Wangoo Laipham Chuthek Leikai.[3]
wangoo, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, april, 2018, learn,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Wangoo news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Wangoo is a village in the Kakching district of the Indian state of Manipur It is situated approximately 64 km south of the state capital Imphal It has an area of 13 05 km2 with a population of 6134 WangooVillageWangooShow map of ManipurWangooShow map of IndiaCoordinates 24 23 10 N 93 51 37 E 24 3862 N 93 8604 E 24 3862 93 8604CountryIndiaStateManipurDistrictKakchingPopulation 2011 Total6 134Languages OfficialMeiteilon Manipuri Time zoneUTC 5 30 IST Vehicle registrationMNWebsitemanipur wbr gov wbr in Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Economy 4 Education 4 1 Schools in Wangoo 5 Culture 6 Transportation 7 Health care services 8 Politics 9 ReferencesGeography editWangoo is located at 24 23 10 N 93 51 37 E 24 3862 N 93 8604 E 24 3862 93 8604 The geographical area of the village is 13 05 km2 thus is the biggest village by area in the district The Imphal River passes through Wangoo Demographics editAs of 2011 update India census 1 Wangoo had a population of 6134 of which 3095 are males while 3039 are females The population of children ages 0 6 is 734 thus being 11 96 of the total population of Wangoo The average sex ratio of the village is 982 lower than Manipur state average of 985 The child sex ratio for the village as per census is 1022 higher than the Manipur average of 930 Wangoo has a lower literacy rate compared to the Manipur average In 2011 the literacy rate of Wangoo was 67 09 compared to the 76 94 average of Manipur In Wangoo male literacy stands at 76 43 while female literacy rate is 57 53 Economy editAgriculture is the main source of income for the majority of the population Of the total population 2862 were engaged in work activities Of those 1692 are cultivators owner or co owner while 185 were agricultural labourers Education editThe literacy rate is low compared to other villages in Manipur There are no colleges in Wangoo Schools in Wangoo edit Wangoo Laipham High School Wangoo Laipham Primary School Wangoo Awang Leikai Primary School The Great Academy Wangoo Sandakhong Primary School Wangoo Mamang Sabal Primary School Green Ground Academy Wangoo Higher secondary schoolCulture editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp Wangoo Baji LeihaoWangoo celebrated 10 day long Tampha Lairembi Haraoba in the summer season Many people from other places came here to participate Mukna on the last day of Lai Haraoba And also celebrated Wangoo Baji Haraoba for one day in the spring season Wangoo Baji was a maichou a learned man well versed in the Meitei traditional knowledge It is said that he disappeared into thin air one fine day Before his disappearance he had said to the people around that he would come back and when he did come back the dried up leihao Magnolia champaca tree standing there would spring back to life When the tree started budding again after many many years later it was widely believed that he had come back to life possibly reborn Napachik a small hillock in Wangoo village was excavated by the Department of Archaeology Government of Manipur in 1983 Some tools used by the Neolithic 2 people were discovered at the site Microliths were also collected from the excavation Transportation editIt is connected to other parts of the state by the Imphal Sugnu state highway and the Imphal Churachandpur highway through NH 150 Health care services editWangoo has a government run Primary Health Centre at Wangoo Laipham Chuthek Leikai 3 Politics editWagoo is under the constituency of Sugnu and is part of the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency 4 References edit Census of India Search Details Census of India Website Retrieved 1 April 2018 Manipur Past and Present The Heritage and Ordeals of a Civilization Volume 4 Search Details Google Books Website List of Primary Health Centres PHC in Manipur Assembly Constituencies Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies PDF Manipur Election Commission of India This article related to a location in Manipur is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wangoo amp oldid 1144949237, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
