Nambashi

Nambashi Nambashi Khullen, Nambashi Khunou, Nambashi Horton, Nambashi Kachumram, Nambashi Valley
Village
Nambashi Location in Manipur, India Nambashi Nambashi (India)
Coordinates: 24°35′48″N 94°20′57″E
Country	India
State	Manipur
District	Kamjong
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Gram panchayat
Population
• Total	2,300
Languages
• Official	Nambashi Dialect, Tangkhul, Meitei and English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	795149
Vehicle registration	MN
Nearest city	Imphal, Ukhrul
Literacy	95.42%
Lok Sabha constituency	Outer Manipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Phungyar
Website	manipur.gov.in

Nambashi is a common reference to five villages in Kamjong District, Manipur State, India. Nambashi consists of Nambashi Khullen, Nambashi Khunou, Nambashi Horton, Nambashi Kachumram and Nambashi Valley. The villages fall under Kasom Khullen Sub-Division. The village is connected by Ukhrul-Phungyar NH-102A (Shangshak Tengnoupal) and Kasom-Yairipok ADB road. Nambashi is flanked by Tarong in the North, Kashung in the south, Tuyungbi RiverPunge and Sorde in the east and Taret River in the west. Locally, the inhabitants speak Dardouy dialect that belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family.

Total population

In the 2011 census, the four villages had 1308 persons in 247 households.

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 known in the district for its reserve natural environment, flora and fauna. In December 2018, a rural market was inaugurated at Nambashi Khullen under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) to boost cultivation and sale of local agricultural products. Leishiyo Keishing, hails from Nambashi Horton village.