Sihai, Manipur

Sihai
Saanhee
village
Sihai is located in Manipur
Sihai
Sihai
Location in Manipur, India
Sihai is located in India
Sihai
Sihai
Sihai (India)
Coordinates: 25°10′00″N 94°29′50″E / 25.16667°N 94.49722°E / 25.16667; 94.49722
Country India
StateManipur
DistrictUkhrul
Population
 • Total1,239
Languages
 • OfficialTangkhul (Sihai Tui)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
795142
Vehicle registrationMN
Nearest cityUkhrul
Literacy64%
Lok Sabha constituencyOuter Manipur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyUkhrul
Websitemanipur.gov.in

Sihai (pronounced as "SI-HAI") is a general reference to a group of villages (settlements: Sihai Khullen, Sihai Khunou and Sihai Kahaophung) in the north of Ukhrul District headquarters in Manipur. Sihai Khullen, the nearest from Ukhrul is about 37 kilometers from Ukhrul, connected partially by National Highway 150 (Imphal-Kohima via Ukhrul and Jessami Highway).

View of Sihai Phangrei from Shirui Peak

Sihai Khullen is about 7 miles from Zero Point, a small hamlet at the foothill of Sihai Phangrei.[1] Sihai phangrei is a long flat hill range, one of the favorite picnic spots in Ukhrul district. The hill range joins with the Shirui Peak/Shirui Kashong, home of the famous flower Shirui Lily (Lilium mackliniae)

Neighboring villages of the settlements are Khamasom, Longpi, Lunghar, Shirui, Mapum and Zingsui.

  1. ^ "Brief history of Sihai". Untold stories. Retrieved 28 December 2015.