Kamjong/Chassad
Village
Kamjong/Chassad Location in Manipur, India Show map of Manipur Kamjong/Chassad Kamjong/Chassad (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°51′56″N 94°30′38″E / 24.86556°N 94.51056°E / 24.86556; 94.51056
Country	India
State	Manipur
District	Kamjong district
Population
• Total	729
Language(s)
• Official	Meitei (officially called Manipuri)[a][1]
• Regional	Tangkhul and Thadou
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	795145
Vehicle registration	MN
Nearest city	Ukhrul Imphal
Literacy	71.96%
Lok Sabha constituency	Outer Manipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Phungyar
Website	manipur.gov.in

Kamjong/Chassad (Meitei pronunciation: /kām-jōng/^[b]) is the headquarter of Kamjong district, Manipur state, India. The village is about 120 kilometers from Imphal and is connected by Ukhrul-Kamjong State highway. This District headquarter is flanked by Langli in the north, Bungpa in the south, the Phange in the east and Dangthi in the west.

Total population

According to 2011 census,^[2] Kamjong has 121 households with the total of 729 people of which 383 are male and 346 are female. Of the total population, 112 were in the age group of 0–6 years. The average sex ratio of the village is 903 female to 1000 male which is lower than the state average of 985. The literacy rate of the village stands at 71.96% which is lower than the state average 76.94%. Male literacy rate stands at 76.47% while female literacy rate was 67.01%.

People and occupation

The village is home to people of Tangkhul Naga tribe and Thadou people. Majority of the inhabitants are Christians. Agriculture is the primary occupation of the inhabitants. Due to the porous international border with Myanmar Kamjong area most often is in the news for militancy activities.^[3] Kamjong area is also well known in the district for the poor transport system due to bad road condition and the inhabitants suffer most during the rainy season because of frequent landslides.^[4]