Tipaimukh Sub-Division is located in south-western hilly region of Manipur bordering the Indian state of Mizoram.

The total distance from the Parbung to the district headquarters town of Churachandpur is 247 km through the Tipaimukh Road, also known as NH 150.

"Tipaimukh" is a combination of "Tipai", a corrupted version of the name of the Tuivai River, and mukh, which means "mouth" in Bengali.

Other tribals inhabiting this region, but who are found in small numbers, are the kindred tribes viz., Zou, Gangte, Paite, Vaiphei, etc.

A few years back due to insurgency problems there was near complete absence of state government establishment, no proper educational facilities, no hospitals, doctors or public health centres (PHC), no proper Public Distribution System (PDS), no electrification and no proper communication system such as roadways, mobile or telephone connectivity.