Sugnu
human settlement in Thoubal district, Manipur, India
Sugnu (also spelt Sugnoo) is a town at the southern end of the Imphal Valley in Manipur, India. Part of the town is in Kakching district, administered by municipal council, and the other part is in Chandel district under four separate villages. Sugnu is on the bank of the Manipur River, to the east of Churachandpur district and Bishnupur district.
Geography
Its average altitude is 764 metres (2509 feet).
The town is about 74 km from the capital of Manipur, Imphal.
The Manipur River passes through Sugnu and connects to Chakpi River at Serou.
Transportation
Sugnu is connected with the capital city Imphal through the Imphal–Sugnu State Highway, which runs through Thoubal and Kakching. It is also connected by road to the district headquarters Chandel, and the Churachandpur town. There is a bridge over the Manipur River at Sugnu, which permits east–west connectivity.
History
In the 1956 Gazette notification, Sugnu and Langching were included among the hill villages of the Tengnoupal Subdivision.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Sugnu” is human settlement in Thoubal district, Manipur, India. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Sugnu, human and settlement, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “human settlement in Thoubal district, Manipur, India” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Dec 17, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q2733679. The first chronological checks are 1956.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Sugnu”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Sugnu primary sources, Sugnu archive and Sugnu research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Sugnu”?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “Sugnu” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.