| The Moirang C.D. Block come into existence on 04-04-1985 with its Head Quarter at Moirang Khunou about 1.5 Km. from the Kumbi Main Road. it was bifurcated from the erstwhile Bishnupur C.D. Block. It has an area of 269 Sq. Km. with a population of 62, 187
(BPL Survey) inhabiting in 67 villages. The inhabitants are Meitei/Meetei, Muslim, Tribal, Bengali etc. These inhabitants mostly lived on Agriculture and fishing. The Loktak the biggest fresh water lake in the North East Region and Keibul Lamjao International park are situated in this Block and the people of
Thanga, Karang and those villages in and around the Loktak lake lived on fishing. There are 12 Gram Panchayats in this
Block. |
