Guwahati, June 7 -- By NE NOW NEWS

Imphal: Former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has raised questions over what he described as a "village growth anomaly" in the state's hill districts, citing figures that show a sharp increase in the number of villages in certain areas over the past five decades.

In an infographic shared on social media, Singh compared village statistics from 1972 and 2023 for Kangpokpi, Churachandpur, Senapati and Ukhrul districts.

According to the figures cited by him, the number of villages across the four districts increased from 754 in 1972 to 1,865 in 2023, an addition of 1,111 villages.

The data showed that Kangpokpi recorded an increase from 193 villages to 713, while the number of villages in Churacha...