Sajik Tampak
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Sajik Tampak is a village situated in Chandel district of Manipur, India.{{citation |title=Churachandpur District Census Handbook |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Manipur |year=2011 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/846/download/36252/DH_2011_1403_PART_A_DCHB_CHURACHANDPUR.pdf |page=178 |ref={{sfnref|Churachandpur District Census Handbook|2011}}}} It is also name of the valley in the Chakpikarong subdivision of the district, which carries the river Kana Lok, a tributary of the Manipur River.
Geography
Kana Lok is a tributary of the Manipur River that flows north and joins the latter near L. Molnom. The wide valley of the river close to its mouth is named "Sajik Tampak". It is {{conv|6|km}} long, and 1 to 2 kilometres wide. The average elevation of the valley is {{conv|900|m}} above the mean sea level, with a climate similar to that of Imphal Valley. The valley is noted for its fertility and "agricultural abundance".
{{Cite book |last=Goshwami |first=Hareshwar |title=History of the People of Manipur |publisher=YAOL |year=2019 |edition=Revised |isbn=978-1-9993057-0-3 |url=https://archive.org/details/hareshwar-goshwami-history-of-the-people-of-manipur |via=archive.org |page=13}}
The Kana Lok valley provides a clandestine route to the Chin State of Myanmar, landing opposite Lenikot. The region is a hotbed of insurgents and arms dealers.{{citation |last=Mukherjee |first=Kunal |title=Race, Ethnicity and Religion in Conflict Across Asia |publisher=Taylor & Francis |year=2021 |page=106 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4LoYEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT106}}
Sushanta Talukdar, [https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/article30223446.ece Cross-border challenges], Frontline, 16 July 2004.
People's Liberation Army of Manipur (PLA),
[https://satp.org/terrorist-activity/india-insurgencynortheast-manipur-chandel-Apr-2004 Chandel (Manipur): Timeline (Terrorist Activities)-2004], South Asia Terrorism Portal, retrieved 28 March 2025.
[https://www.satp.org/terrorist-activity/india-insurgencynortheast-manipur-chandel-Nov-2017 Chandel (Manipur): Timeline (Terrorist Activities)-2017], South Asia Terrorism Portal, retrieved 28 March 2025.
People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK),
[https://www.satp.org/terrorist-activity/india-insurgencynortheast-manipur-chandel-jan-2003 Chandel (Manipur): Timeline (Terrorist Activities)-2003], South Asia Terrorism Portal, retrieved 28 March 2025.
United National Liberation Front (UNLF),
[https://www.satp.org/terrorist-activity/india-Dec-2006 India: Timeline (Terrorist Activities)-2006], South Asia Terrorism Portal, retrieved 28 March 2025.
[https://www.satp.org/terrorist-activity/india-insurgencynortheast-manipur-chandel-Dec-2007 Chandel (Manipur): Timeline (Terrorist Activities)-2007], South Asia Terrorism Portal, retrieved 28 March 2025.
[https://satp.org/terrorist-activity/india-insurgencynortheast-manipur-chandel-Jan-2009 Chandel (Manipur): Timeline (Terrorist Activities)-2009], South Asia Terrorism Portal, retrieved 28 March 2025.
and
United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF)
[https://www.satp.org/terrorist-activity/india-insurgencynortheast-Nov-2011 Insurgency North East: Timeline (Terrorist Activities)-2011], South Asia Terrorism Portal, retrieved 28 March 2025.
are some of the militant groups that have been active in the area. There is also a large army base at Sajik Tampak, manned by Assam Rifles, Border Security Force, and Indian Army. Military operations and clashes with militants are often reported.
History
Sajik Tampak was listed among the hill villages of Tengnoupal Circle in 1957. Other villages in Sajik Tampak valley listed were Longza, Haika, Paldai, Genlngai and Tuinou.
{{citation |chapter=Notification No. IJ/2/56 |title=Manipur Gazette |date=16 August 1956 |page=12 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.125722/page/n649 |via=archive.org}}
Demographics
The 2011 census lists a population about 1562 people, among whom 1171 are males and 391 are females. The village has 171 households.
[https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/40959 PCA: Primary Census Abstract C.D. Block wise, Manipur - District Chandel - 2011], Office of the Registar General & Census Commissioner, India, retrieved 28 March 2025.
{{efn|A possible explanation of the anomalous data is that soldiers from the nearby army base were included in the population.}}
A total of 1235 people are literate in the village Sajik Tampak.{{fact|date=June 2023}}
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