Parbung
Village
Native nameBungkhawpui
Coordinates24.24897°N 93.10636°E
CountryIndia
StateManipur
DistrictPherzawl District.[1]
Unit prefMetric
Population total2545[2]
Population as of2011
OfficialHmar
Time zoneIST (UTC+5:30)
Registration plateMN

Parbung is a Hmar village in Pherzawl District, Manipur and is the headquarters of the Tipaimukh Sub-Division.[1][3] Prior to 2017, it used to be the headquarters of the larger Tipaimukh Sub-Division,[4] It is also the center of a district council constituency of the Churachandpur Autonomous District Council.[5][6]

History

Parbung village was founded by Mr. Ngamneivung in 1897. A memorial stone inscribes the following:

HRIETZINGNA

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

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Translation:
IN MEMORIAM

PARBUNG
Founder - Ngamneivung
Date of Residence - 11-4-1897
Reception of the Gospel - 1910
Erected by Khawthar Lenglai Club (KLC)

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

Village Authority

Parbung Village Authority (1961)
ChairmanSecretaryMembers
H.H. PhakaDarchunghnungThangkung, Chalrosung, Thangsang, T.Ruma, B.L. Thova, Hranghlei, Khumte, Vaia

Public Utility

The village has a police station[7] and a community hall.

Healthcare

Community Health Centre (CHC) Parbung[8][9] or informally, Pherzawl district hospital[10] is the primary healthcare institution[11][12]

Transport

Parbung Heliport is currently undergoing construction in its final stages.[13][14][15]

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

Schools

Parbung has two private and one government run schools.[16]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Villages | Pherzawl District | India"
  2. ^ "Village and Town Directory", District Census Handbook, Churachandpur. Directorate of Census Operations, Manipur. 2011. p. 86.
  3. ^ "Administrative Setup | Pherzawl District | India"
  4. ^ District Census Handbook, Churachandpur. Directorate of Census Operations, Manipur. 2011. p. 20.
  5. ^ "Autonomous District Council | Churachandpur District, Government of Manipur | India"
  6. ^ "Demography | Pherzawl District | India"
  7. ^ "Police | Pherzawl District | India"
  8. ^ "CHC, Parbung | Pherzawl District | India"
  9. ^ "Hospitals | Pherzawl District | India"
  10. ^ P. D. (15 July 2018). "Staff of Pherzawl District Hospital, Parbung". Pherzawl District Website
  11. ^ "Manipur ICTC". July 2010. Archived 2019-08-29 at the Wayback Machine.
  12. ^ "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". Archived 2022-03-02 at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ^ "Helicopter services in North-Eastern region". sansad.in
  14. ^ "Parbung helipad to be inaugurated soon: Manipur CM Biren"
  15. ^ "Five heliports in Manipur to be fully operationalised by 2024 - the Frontier Manipur". 10 December 2022.
  16. ^ "Parbung Higher Secondary School | Pherzawl District | India". pherzawl.nic.in. Retrieved 2025-08-05.