Kuirei

Kuirei
Village
Kuirei
Location in Manipur, India
Kuirei
Kuirei (India)
Coordinates: 25°14′56″N 94°27′20″E / 25.24889°N 94.45556°E / 25.24889; 94.45556
Country India
StateManipur
DistrictUkhrul
Population
  Total
767
Languages
  OfficialTangkhul (KURE TU)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
795142
Vehicle registrationMN
Nearest cityUkhrul Kohima
Literacy56.15%
Lok Sabha constituencyOuter Manipur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyChingai
Websitemanipur.gov.in

Kuirei is a village located north of Ukhrul in Ukhrul district, Manipur state, India. The village is approximately 41 kilometers from Ukhrul. National Highway 150 Imphal-Kohima via Jessami passes through the village. Kuirei is one of the villages that used to make indigenous salt from salt springs and supply to other Tangkhul villages before the advent of common salt. The village is flanked by Phungcham and Peh in the west, Huishu and Khamasom in the east, Kalhang in the south and Ngahui and Marem in the North. Locally inhabitants speak Kuirei dialect which belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family.