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{{About|the municipality in Manipur, India|its namesake district|Thoubal district}} | {{About|the municipality in Manipur, India|its namesake district|Thoubal district}} | ||
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'''Thoubal''' | {{Advert section|date=May 2020}} | ||
'''Thoubal''' is a town, a municipal council with 18 municipal wards and district Headquarters in [[Thoubal district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Manipur]]. The name 'Thoubal' comes from 'Athouba' meaning brave people symbolising the courageous people of the district. It is one of the larger towns of Manipur. It is idyllic and has many lakes and rivers, paddy fields, and gardens. It is also the window to South-East Asia as the Trans-Asian highway (AH1) passes through it. It is well connected with Imphal, Kakching, Moreh, and Yairipok. | |||
The main attractions include Chinga Lairembi temple, Tomjing ching, Panthoibee temple, Thoubal bazar, Tangjeng ching(from where one can have a bird's eye view of waithou lake) and [[Khangabok]] Menjor garden. Main shopping centres are Thoubal Keithel, Ningombam Luxmi Bazar(popular for tharoi kanghou), Athokpam Bazar, and Babu Bazar. Thoubal College and Waikhom Mani Girls College are the two government colleges in the town. Notable schools are Chaoyaima Higher Secondary School, K M Blooming Higher Secondary School, The Somorendra Sana Royal Higher Secondary School, Vision Creative School of Science, The Fancier Abhiram Higher School, The Chaoyaima Higher Secondary School, [http://egfschool.net/ Evergreen Flower School], Step Foundation, Ananda Purna High School, [http://rudaacademy.com/ Ruda Academy], Paradise English School, MS Global Academy, New Era Higher Secondary School, Peace and Freedom Academy (PAFA), Advance Kid Care and The Tangjeng Ningthou Flowers School. A new district hospital has come up and is providing health care services to the general population. Healthcare services are also being provided by Kshetri Sanglen, Rapha Hospital, etc. Thoubal also has the distinction of having the first and only subway in the whole of Manipur. Just beside the subway, one will find 'Bokajan' where you can get any brand of spirits. Many industrial as well as commercial start ups have come up recently. Thoubal was also the venue for Singju festival 2017 which was held at Khangabok Menjor Garden. The 37th Junior National Kho Kho Championship under the aegis of Kho Kho Federation of India was held at Basu Ground, Khangabok from 26–30 March 2018. | The main attractions include Chinga Lairembi temple, Tomjing ching, Panthoibee temple, Thoubal bazar, Tangjeng ching(from where one can have a bird's eye view of waithou lake) and [[Khangabok]] Menjor garden. Main shopping centres are Thoubal Keithel, Ningombam Luxmi Bazar(popular for tharoi kanghou), Athokpam Bazar, and Babu Bazar. Thoubal College and Waikhom Mani Girls College are the two government colleges in the town. Notable schools are Chaoyaima Higher Secondary School, K M Blooming Higher Secondary School, The Somorendra Sana Royal Higher Secondary School, Vision Creative School of Science, The Fancier Abhiram Higher School, The Chaoyaima Higher Secondary School, [http://egfschool.net/ Evergreen Flower School], Step Foundation, Ananda Purna High School, [http://rudaacademy.com/ Ruda Academy], Paradise English School, MS Global Academy, New Era Higher Secondary School, Peace and Freedom Academy (PAFA), Advance Kid Care and The Tangjeng Ningthou Flowers School. A new district hospital has come up and is providing health care services to the general population. Healthcare services are also being provided by Kshetri Sanglen, Rapha Hospital, etc. Thoubal also has the distinction of having the first and only subway in the whole of Manipur. Just beside the subway, one will find 'Bokajan' where you can get any brand of spirits. Many industrial as well as commercial start ups have come up recently. Thoubal was also the venue for Singju festival 2017 which was held at Khangabok Menjor Garden. The 37th Junior National Kho Kho Championship under the aegis of Kho Kho Federation of India was held at Basu Ground, Khangabok from 26–30 March 2018. | ||
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==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns | {{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Thoubal had a population of 41,149. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Thoubal has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 65%. In Thoubal, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. | ||
==Politics== | ==Politics== | ||
Thoubal is part of 31 - Thoubal Assembly Constituency, Manipur (Immediate past Chief Minister of Manipur Shri O. Ibobi Singh is elected from Thoubal A/C), Thoubal District and Inner Manipur (Lok Sabha constituency). | Thoubal is part of 31 - Thoubal Assembly Constituency, Manipur (Immediate past Chief Minister of Manipur Shri O. Ibobi Singh is elected from Thoubal A/C), Thoubal District and Inner Manipur (Lok Sabha constituency).<ref>{{cite web | ||
|url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2002/background/S14/Dist_PC_AC.pdf | |||
|title = Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies | |||
|accessdate = 2008-10-07 | |||
|work = Manipur | |||
|publisher = Election Commission of India | |||
}}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref> | |||
==Transport== | ==Transport== | ||
[[File:Thoubal bazar.jpg|thumbnail|view of Thoubal Town]] | [[File:Thoubal bazar.jpg|thumbnail|view of Thoubal Town]] | ||
Tata Magic, Auto, winger are the only means of transport to and from Thoubal. Other public transport systems like buses, trains and air transport have suffered and declined due to the excessive plying of 'magic'. | |||
===Road=== | ===Road=== | ||
[[File:On the way toward thoubal.jpg|thumbnail|Toward Thoubal]] | [[File:On the way toward thoubal.jpg|thumbnail|Toward Thoubal]] | ||
AH-1 passes through the heart of Thoubal town and it connected with Imphal toward north and east by Moreh the border town of Manipur. It is also connected with Yairipok and Mayang-Imphal by inter district road. Yairipok is only 5 km from the heart of Thoubal and through Yairipok | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:On_the_way_toward_thoubal.jpg | ||
AH-1 passes through the heart of Thoubal town and it connected with Imphal toward north and east by Moreh the border town of Manipur. It is also connected with Yairipok and Mayang-Imphal by inter district road. Regular private taxis ply between Imphal. Yairipok is only 5 km from the heart of Thoubal and through Yairipok Andro and Other Places of Imphal east district can be connected. | |||
[[File:Thouba.jpg|thumbnail|right|NH-1 Thoubal]] | [[File:Thouba.jpg|thumbnail|right|NH-1 Thoubal]] | ||
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[[Category:Thoubal| ]] | [[Category:Thoubal| ]] | ||
[[Category:Cities and towns in Thoubal district]] | [[Category:Cities and towns in Thoubal district]] | ||