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Chothe Naga

 The Chothe tribe is one of the oldest tribes found in the state of ManipurIndia. Some historians and anthropologists have erroneously recorded the Chothe as the Purum of India. They are listed as a Scheduled Tribe, in accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976 Indian Constitution.[2][3]

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According to the 2011 census, the population of the Chothe tribe in Manipur was 3,585.

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