Jessami is a village in
Ukhrul district,
Manipur
Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a States and territories of India, state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...
. Jessami is a border village in the extreme north of
Manipur
Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a States and territories of India, state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It ...
State and borders with Meluri, a border village of
Nagaland
Nagaland () is a landlocked States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, 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 ...
State. Being nearer to Nagaland, the town used to get electricity from Nagaland until the government of Manipur installed a 33 KV Sub-Power station in 2011 to supply power from Manipur. The village came to national attention in 2015 when a fatal bus accident claimed the lives of 13 passengers.
The inhabitants of Jessami are Chakesang. As it is in the border of Manipur and Nagaland, various languages including
Chakesang,
Tangkhul,
Manipuri and
Nagamese are commonplace. About 85% of residents work in agriculture.
Geography
It is an elevation of 1218 m above MSL.
History
The first battle with the Japanese in Indian soil was fought in Jessami. On 28 March 1944, first battalion of the
Assam Regiment fought a fierce battle with the Japanese 31 Division. The battle led to strengthening of defenses at
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 i ...
, which played a role in turning the tide of the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
in favour of the
Allied Forces.
[Edwards, Leslie. Kohima : The furthest battle. Stroud:The History Press, 2009, pp. 89ff.]
Location
National Highway 150 passes through Jessami.
References
External links
Jessami War Memorial
Villages in Ukhrul district
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