Pharung

Pharung
Shimtang
Village
Pharung
Location in Manipur, India
Pharung
Pharung (India)
Coordinates: 25°04′53″N 94°19′05″E / 25.08139°N 94.31806°E / 25.08139; 94.31806
Country India
StateManipur
DistrictUkhrul
Population
  Total
1,109
Languages
  OfficialTangkhul Pharung tou
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
795142
Vehicle registrationMN
Nearest cityUkhrul Imphal
Literacy81.52%
Lok Sabha constituencyOuter Manipur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyUkhrul
Websitemanipur.gov.in

Pharung also called as Shimtang is a village located west of Ukhrul in Ukhrul district, Manipur state, India. The village falls under Ukhrul sub division. Pharung borders with Hunphun (Ukhrul) village and Hungpung. The village is connected by the old National highway road route. Pharung is flanked by Ukhrul in the east, Seikhor in the west, Tashar in the south and Ngainga in the north. Locally the inhabitants speak Pharung tou which belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family.