Chizami is a village in the
Phek District
Phek District (pron:/ˈfɛk/) is a district in the Indian state of Nagaland. At , the district is the seventh-most populous district in Nagaland and 596th most populous district in India with 163,418 inhabitants. The district is home to 8.26% ...
of the Indian state of
Nagaland
Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ...
. It is a small village that falls under the North-Eastern region of India. 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 neighboring areas such as
Kohima
Kohima (; Angami Naga: ''Kewhira'' ()), is the capital of the Northeastern Indian state of Nagaland. With a resident population of almost 100,000, it is the second largest city in the state. Originally known as ''Kewhira'', Kohima was founded ...
to complete their internships in the Chizami model of development.
Demographics
As counted in the Census 2011, Chizami Village 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 novel ''Bhoj'' in a
Bengali
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*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
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magazine ''Nabakallol'' in 2017. The plot set referring Chizami village. In social media it is alleged that the story is highly derogatory against Nagas culture and defames the
Naga people
Nagas are various 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 states of Nagaland and Manipur and Naga Self-Administered ...
. Mukhopadhyay dismisses criticisms by stating that the story based on Chizami is purely fictional and she finally apologizes.
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 to Phek is Dimapur.
# Phek can be reached 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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Villages in Phek district