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New Lamka

New Lamka
town
New Lamka is located in Manipur
New Lamka
New Lamka
Location in Manipur, India
New Lamka is located in India
New Lamka
New Lamka
New Lamka (India)
Coordinates: 24°19′45″N 93°41′33″E / 24.32917°N 93.69250°E / 24.32917; 93.69250Coordinates: 24°19′45″N 93°41′33″E / 24.32917°N 93.69250°E / 24.32917; 93.69250
Country  India
State Manipur
District Churachandpur
Government
 • Body Village Authority
Languages
 • Official Paite,Hmar,Gangte,Vaiphei,Zou,Lushei,Thadou,Simte.
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 795006
Vehicle registration MN
Nearest city Imphal
Lok Sabha constituency Outer Manipur
Civic agency Village Authority
Climate Moderate (Köppen)
Website manipur.gov.in

New Lamka is a residential colony of Lamka town in Churachandpur district, Manipur, India. It is located on the southern fringe of Lamka Town about a kilometer south of the civic centre.It is dominated by the Paite people.

The community started out as neighborhoods known as vengs, such as College Veng, Dorcas Veng, Elim Veng, GouChin Khup Veng, Hebron Veng, Sim Veng, Zion Veng, Veng Nuam and Khomin thang, and today it is one of the most rapidly expanding parts of the city. New Lamka is divided by a number of streets and is dominated by the ethnic Paite community. Paite, Hmar, Gangte, Vaiphei, Zo, Lushei, Thadou, and Simte are the common languages of the people of Lamka town.

Some of the educational institutions of the District are located within New Lamka.Colleges and institutions including Rayburn College, Lamka College, Rayburn High School, St. Paul's Institute,Blue Star Academy, Ebenezer Academy, St Peter's School, Dr BR Ambedkar's School, South Point School and Dawn School located in the town.

The Sports Complex is also situated at New Lamka, in Khominthang.


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