Itham

24°44′26″N 94°20′25″E / 24.74056°N 94.34028°E / 24.74056; 94.34028Country IndiaStateManipurDistrictKamjongGovernment • TypePanchayati raj (India) • BodyGram panchayatPopulation • Total240Languages • OfficialTangkhulTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PINVehicle registrationMNNearest cityUkhrul ImphalLiteracy93.85%Lok Sabha constituencyOuter ManipurVidhan Sabha constituencyPhungyarWebsitemanipur.gov.in

Itham originally and locally called Nungha is a beautiful , under-populated Tangkhul village in Kamjong District, Manipur state, India.It was previously under Ukhrul District. The village falls under Kasom sub division. The village can be connected by National Highway 102A that connects Shangshak-Yairipok via Hongbei area of Chongdan village. Also it connects Imphal via Nongdam village . Itham share boundaries with Tangkhul Hundungvillage in the north, Bohoram village in the east and south and Nongdam village in the west. It is situated 16km away from kasom khullen sub-district headquater and 149 km away from Ukhrul headquater with the route passing through Lungphu village, Shingta village, Marou village, Shingkap village and Tangkhul Hundung. The village is well known for its fresh organic vegetable shops by the roadside with no shopkeeper.

According to 2011 census,^[1] Itham comprises 48 households with the total of 240 people. The average sex ratio of the village is 1087 female to 1000 male which is higher than Manipur state average of 985. Literacy rate of Itham is 93.85% with male literacy rate at 96.84% and female literacy rate at 91%.^{[citation needed]}

Itham is a christian village. The village is home to people of Tangkhul Naga tribe. The people are friendly. While agriculture is the primary occupation of the inhabitants, the village has produced failrly good number of white collar job workers and educated youths. Locally, the inhabitants speak Itham dialect , yet the younger generation also commonly speak Tangkhul dialect.The village is known in the district for its reserve natural environment, flora and fauna and also for natural streams. It has large densely forested areas with rich population of wild animals and birds. Very commonly sighting are the wild-boars, variety of wild cats,porcupines, squirrels jungle fowl , wild chicken and variety of birds.