Shokvao
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Shokvao | |
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village | |
  Shokvao Location in Manipur, India  Shokvao Shokvao (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°59′20″N 94°15′52″E / 24.98889°N 94.26444°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Manipur |
| District | Ukhrul |
| Population | |
• Total | 698 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tangkhul (Shokvao tui) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 795142 |
| Vehicle registration | MN |
| Nearest city | Ukhrul |
| Literacy | 78.10% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Outer Manipur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Ukhrul |
| Website | manipur |
Shokvao is a village located south of Ukhrul district, Manipur. National Highway 150 that connects Imphal and Ukhrul passes through the village. Shokvao is about 75 kilometers from Imphal and about 7 kilometers from Ukhrul. The village is flanked by Ramva in the north, Shangshak in the east, Lungpha in the south and Songphel Kuki village in the west. The inhabitants talk Shokvao dialect which belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family. The name 'Shokvao' means come out and shout in Tangkhul dialect. The origin of the village name is attributed to a myth that the Tangkhuls in the process of migration were lost and that their leader stood at the present location of the village shouted to all to get together there.