Ramva

Ramva also misnomerly called as Lambui is a village located south of Ukhrul in Ukhrul district, Manipur state, India. The village is about 25 kilometers from Ukhrul via National Highway 150 that connects Imphal and Kohima via Ukhrul and Jessami. Ramva is flanked by Hatha in the north, Shangshak in the east, Lungpha in the south and Tungou in the West. Locally, the inhabitants speak Ramva dialect which belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family.

Ramva
Village
Nickname(s):  Lambui
Ramva Location in Manipur, India Ramva Ramva (India)
Coordinates: 25°01′28″N 94°17′15″E
Country	India
State	Manipur
District	Ukhrul
Population
• Total	1,940
Languages
• Official	Tangkhul (Ramva tou)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	795145
Vehicle registration	MN
Nearest city	Ukhrul Imphal
Literacy	92.86%
Lok Sabha constituency	Outer Manipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ukhrul
Website	manipur.gov.in

Total population

According to 2011 census,[1] Ramva has 322 households with the total of 1940 people of which 1021 are male and 919 are female. Of the total population, 203 were in the age group of 0–6 years. The average sex ratio of the village is 900 female to 1000 male which is lower than the state average of 985. The literacy rate of the village stands at 92.86% which is higher than the state average 76.94%. Male literacy rate stands at 95.16% while female literacy rate was 90.33%.

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. Ramva is one of the 44 villages considered likely to be affected as a catchment area when the Mapithel multi purpose project is finally functional.[2] The first Jawaharlal Nehru vidyalaya in the district was set up at Ramva in 1988.

References

1. "Ramva population" (PDF). Census India. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
2. "Affected villages". E-Pao. Retrieved 20 September 2015.