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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Shingkap<br />
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| nickname = Shingkap<br />
| settlement_type = Village<br />
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| pushpin_map = India Manipur#India<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Manipur, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|24|51|49|N|94|14|51|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Manipur]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ukhrul district|Ukhrul]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| population_total = 723 <br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tangkhul]] (Shingkap tui)<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 795142<br />
| registration_plate = MN <br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Ukhrul]] [[Imphal]]<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = 81.06%<br />
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank3_info_sec1 = Outer Manipur<br />
| blank4_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank4_info_sec1 = [[Phungyar]]<br />
| website = {{URL|manipur.gov.in}} <br />
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'''Shingkap''' is a village located south of [[Ukhrul]] in Ukhrul district, [[Manipur]] state, India. The village is about 35 kilometers from Ukhrul via National Highway 150 that connects Imphal and Kohima via Ukhrul and [[Jessami]]. Shingkap is flanked by [[Lungpha]] in the north, [[Riha Village|Riha]] in the west, [[Tangkhul Hundung]] in the south and [[Alang]] in the east. Locally, the inhabitants speak Shingkap tui which belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family.<br />
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==Total population== <br />
According to 2011 census,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1408_PART_B_DCHB_UKHRUL.pdf|title=Shingkap population|publisher=Census India|accessdate=2015-10-09 }}</ref> Shingkap has 119 households with the total of 723 people of which 358 are male and 365 are female. Of the total population, 79 were in the age group of 0–6 years. The average sex ratio of the village is 1020 female to 1000 male which is higher than the state average of 985. The literacy rate of the village stands at 81.06% which is higher than the state average 76.94%. Male literacy rate stands at 84.95% while female literacy rate was 77.23%.<br />
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==People and occupation==<br />
The village is home to people of Tangkhul Naga tribe. All of the inhabitants are Christians. Agriculture is the primary occupation of the inhabitants. Shingkap is one of the 44 villages considered likely to be affected as a catchment area when the Mapithel multi purpose project is finally functional.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=1..240815.aug15|title=Affected villages|publisher=E-Pao|accessdate=2015-09-20 }}</ref> Professor Yaruingam Awungshi, a sociologist specialized on African religion hails from this village.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=news_section.Top_Stories.Top_Stories_2015.Congratulations_Yaruingam_Awungshi_on_being_awarded_Professor_by_University_of_Delhi_20150817|title=Prof from Shingkap|publisher=E-Pao|accessdate=2015-10-09 }}</ref> In 2013, Jonathan Kashung, a well known social worker among the [[Tangkhul]]s from Shingkap was kidnapped and murdered by the NSCN for some undisclosed reason.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=3..200913.sep13|title=Murder of Jonathan Kashung|publisher=E-Pao|accessdate=2015-10-09 }}</ref> The same year, the village was in news for a devastating heavy rainfall that have a heavy impact on cultivation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=10..270813.aug13|title=Devastating rain of Shingkap|publisher=E-Pao|accessdate=2015-10-09 }}</ref><br />
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