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Chizami is a village in the
Phek district Phek District (pron:/ˈfɛk/) is a List of districts of Nagaland, district in the Indian state of Nagaland. At , the district is the List of districts of Nagaland, seventh-most populous district in Nagaland and List of districts in India, 596th ...
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in
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. The village has witnessed a revolution in terms of environmental protection & socioeconomic reforms for almost a decade. At present, Chizami is today visited by young generation from neighbouring areas such as
Kohima Kohima (; Tenyidie: Kewhira ()) is the capital of the North East Indian state of Nagaland. With a resident population of almost 100,000, it is the second largest city in the state. Kohima constitutes both a district and a municipality. The m ...
to complete their internships in the Chizami model of development.


Demographics

As counted in the Census 2011, Chizami has the total number of 586 families residing. The total population of the village is 2592 in which 1289 are males and 1303 are females. The total population of Scheduled Tribes resides here are 2565 out which 1275 are males and 1290 are females.


Literacy rate

Chizami village has a total of 1682 people who are educated in which 911 are males and 771 are females.


Industries

The village of Chizami is popular for its Chizami weave in local textiles.


In News

* This small village came into the limelight when North East Network (NEN) had started working towards the success of Chizami village in Nagaland. It is dedicatedly working toward improving the quality of life woman resides locally. NEN generates opportunities in the region by weaving traditional textiles and organic farming which is actually disconnected from the cities. * Bengali author Debarati Mukhopadhyay tells a horrific cannibalistic tradition of one Jeshumi tribes in her fictional novel ''Bhoj'' in a Bengali magazine ''Nabakallol'' in 2017. In
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it is alleged that the story is highly derogatory against Nagas culture and defames the
Naga people Nagas are various Tibeto-Burman languages, Tibeto-Burman ethnic groups native to northeastern India and northwestern Myanmar. The groups have similar cultures and traditions, and form the majority of population in the Indian state of Nagaland ...
. Mukhopadhyay pleaded that the story based on imaginary ''Jeshumi tribe'' is purely fictional and she finally apologized.


Local codes

The Pincode of Chizami is 797102 and dialling code is 03865-264225 with Kohima head office.


Transportation

The transportation is available in these ways. # The nearest airport is
Dimapur Airport Dimapur Airport is a domestic airport serving Chümoukedima–Dimapur and its neighbouring areas in the state of Nagaland, India. It is located between the districts of Chümoukedima and Dimapur, from where National Highway 29 (formerly NH- ...
. # Phek can be reached by road from nearby cities such as Kohima, Guwahati, and Dimapur. # The nearest railway station to Phek is the Dimapur Railway Station.


Nearby villages

The nearby villages of Chizami are - * Sumi * Enhulumi * Sakraba * Mesülumi * Thetsümi * Porba * Pholami * Pfütsero * Chobama * Zeluma * Tekhouba * Zhavame * Lekromi * Kami * Zapami * Lasumi * Khezhakeno


References

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