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{{Short description|Village in Pherzawl, Manipur, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Parbung
| native_name = Bungkhawpui
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| settlement_type = Village
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| image_caption = Parbung Village
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Manipur, India
| coordinates = {{coord|24.24897|N|93.10636|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Manipur]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Pherzawl District]].<ref name="pherzawl">{{cite web | url=https://pherzawl.nic.in/sub-division-villages/ | title=Villages | Pherzawl District | India }}</ref>
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| population_total = 2545<ref>{{cite book |title="Village and Town Directory", District Census Handbook, Churachandpur |date=2011 |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Manipur |page=86}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hmar language|Hmar]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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'''Parbung''' is a [[Hmar people|Hmar]] village in [[Pherzawl District]], Manipur and is the headquarters of the [[Tipaimukh Sub-Division]].<ref name="pherzawl"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://pherzawl.nic.in/administrative-setup/ | title=Administrative Setup | Pherzawl District | India }}</ref>
Prior to 2017, it used to be the headquarters of the larger [[Tipaimukh Sub-Division]],<ref>{{cite book |title=District Census Handbook, Churachandpur |date=2011 |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Manipur |page=20}}</ref>
It is also the center of a district council constituency of the [[Churachandpur Autonomous District Council]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://churachandpur.nic.in/administrative-setup/autonomous-district-council/ | title=Autonomous District Council | Churachandpur District, Government of Manipur | India }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://pherzawl.nic.in/demography/ | title=Demography | Pherzawl District | India }}</ref>

== History ==
Parbung village was founded by Mr. Ngamneivung in 1897. A memorial stone inscribes the following:
{{Quote box|align=right| quote=
<poem>
HRIETZINGNA

PARBUNG
KHUO SATTU - NGAMNEIVUNG
HLUO KUM - 11-4-1897
CHAN CHIN THA - 1910
Erected by KLC

----
Translation:
IN MEMORIAM

PARBUNG
Founder - Ngamneivung
Date of Residence - 11-4-1897
Reception of the Gospel - 1910
Erected by Khawthar Lenglai Club (KLC)
</poem>|}}

A monolith marking a hundred years of Parbung village is shown below.

=== Village Authority ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Parbung Village Authority (1961)
|-
! Chairman !! Secretary !! Members
|-
| H.H. Phaka || Darchunghnung || <small>Thangkung, Chalrosung, Thangsang, T.Ruma, B.L. Thova, Hranghlei, Khumte, Vaia</small>
|}

== Public Utility ==
The village has a police station<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pherzawl.nic.in/police/ | title=Police | Pherzawl District | India }}</ref> and a community hall.
[[File:Parbung Police Station.jpg|thumb|Parbung Police Station]]
[[File:Parbung Community Hall.jpg|thumb|Parbung Community Hall]]

== Healthcare ==
Community Health Centre (CHC) Parbung<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pherzawl.nic.in/public-utility/chc-parbung/ | title=CHC, Parbung | Pherzawl District | India }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://pherzawl.nic.in/public-utility-category/hospitals/ | title=Hospitals | Pherzawl District | India }}</ref> or informally, Pherzawl district hospital<ref>{{cite web | author1=P. D. | url=https://pherzawldistrict.com/staff-of-pherzawl-district-hospital-parbung/ | title=Staff of Pherzawl District Hospital, Parbung | work=Pherzawl District Website | date=15 July 2018 }}</ref> is the primary healthcare institution<ref>{{Cite web| title=Manipur ICTC | date=July 2010 | url=https://www.naco.gov.in/sites/default/files/Manipur,%20ICTC%20July-2010.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829060448/http://www.naco.gov.in:80/sites/default/files/Manipur,%20ICTC%20July-2010.pdf | archive-date=2019-08-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title=Approval of Proposals under Emergency COVID Response Package: Phase-ll (ECRP-I1) for the State of Manipur for implementation from 01.07.2021 to 31.03.2022 | url=https://nhsrcindia.org/sites/default/files/2021-09/Manipur%20ECRP-II.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302110922/https://nhsrcindia.org/sites/default/files/2021-09/Manipur%20ECRP-II.pdf | archive-date=2022-03-02}}</ref>

== Transport ==
Parbung Heliport is currently undergoing construction in its final stages.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://sansad.in/getFile/loksabhaquestions/annex/15/AU2694.pdf?source=pqals | title=Helicopter services in North-Eastern region | website=sansad.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ifp.co.in/manipur/parbung-helipad-to-be-inaugurated-soon-manipur-cm-biren | title=Parbung helipad to be inaugurated soon: Manipur CM Biren }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://thefrontiermanipur.com/five-heliports-in-manipur-to-be-fully-operationalised-by-2024/ | title=Five heliports in Manipur to be fully operationalised by 2024 - the Frontier Manipur | date=10 December 2022 }}</ref>
[[File:Parbung Heliport View.jpg|thumb|Parbung Heliport]]

The [[National Highway 2 (India)]] runs through Parbung, connecting [[Manipur]] and [[Mizoram]] by road.

== Schools ==
Parbung has two private and one government run schools.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Parbung Higher Secondary School {{!}} Pherzawl District {{!}} India | url=https://pherzawl.nic.in/public-utility/parbung-higher-secondary-school/ | access-date=2025-08-05 | website=pherzawl.nic.in}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
*[[Ngursanglur Sanate]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] politician.
*[[Ngurdinglien Sanate]], former [[Manipur]] minister.

== References ==

{{reflist}}

[[Category:Pherzawl district]]
[[Category:Villages in Pherzawl district]]
[[Category:Villages in Manipur]]

Parbung - Revision history

Heriberto60T at 08:00, 13 March 2026