Phungcham observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Manipur.
Phungcham is a village in Chingai mandal, Ukhrul district, Manipur. It is one of the larger villages with a population of 4,041 across 762 households and a literacy rate of 65.3%.
By population, Phungcham ranks #1 of 14 villages in Chingai mandal — the largest.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Phungcham is a village of 4,041 people in 762 households (Census 2011) in Chingai block, Ukhrul district, Manipur, the largest of 14 villages in Chingai block. Literacy is 65%, 5 points above the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 999 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from Hungpung, the nearest town, 72 km from Phayeng railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 795142, served by Ukhrul post office; the LGD village code is 270374. The nearest hospital or health centre is Women Hospital, 12 km away. The village votes in Chingai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Khashim Vashum. The population is estimated at 4,764 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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