Thoubal is a town, a municipal council with 18 municipal wards and district Headquarters in Thoubal district in the Indian state of Manipur. It is one of the larger towns of Manipur. it is a idyllic place with lots of lakes and rivers, paddy fields, gardens, and fun loving, simple people. It is also the window to South-East Asia as the Trans-Asian highway (AH1) passes through it. It is well connected with Imphal, Kakching, Moreh, Yairipok, etc. Main places of attraction are Chinga Lairembi temple, Tomjing ching, Panthoibee temple, Thoubal bazar, Bokajan, Khangabok Menjor garden, etc. Main shopping centres are Thoubal Keithel, Ningombam Luxmi Bazar, Athokpam Bazar, Babu Bazar etc. Thoubal College and Waikhom Mani Girls College are the colleges within the town. Notable schools are K M Blooming Higher Secondary School, The Somorendra Sana Royal Higher Secondary School, Vision Creative School of Science, The Fancier Abhiram Higher School, The Chaoyaima Higher Secondary School, Evergreen Flower School] Step Foundation, Ananda Purna High School, Ruda Academy, Paradise English School, etc. State Bank of India (SBI), United Bank of India (UBI) and Manipur State Cooperative Bank Ltd (MSCB Ltd), ICICI Bank and Axis Bank are banks operated in the area. Bokajan ;-) is a very popular place for having a few drinks with friends where one gets all the varieties of local or non-local varieties along with mouth watering delicacies called 'marinaba'. Ningombam bazar is popular for its 'tharoi kanghou'. YVU is One of the notable NGO's in Thoubal. Village Weavers(VW) is an upcoming clothesline based in Thoubal with branches in Imphal. A brand new district hospital was inaugurated and is now functional. Khsetri sanglen is another clinic which in collaboration with Shija hospitals, is providing healthcare services to the town. Thoubal also has the distinction of having the first and only subway in the whole of Manipur. ;-)