Chizami Explained

Chizami is a village in the Phek District of the Indian state of Nagaland. 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 to complete their internships in the Chizami model of development.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[3]
• 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.^[4] In social media it is alleged that the story is highly derogatory against Nagas culture and defames the Naga people.^{[5] [6]} Mukhopadhyay pleaded that the story based on imaginary Jeshumi tribe is purely fictional and she finally apologized.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Local codes

The Pincode of Chizami is 797102 and dialling code is 03865-264225 with Kohima head office.^[10]

Transportation

The transportation is available in these ways.

1. The nearest airport to Phek is Dimapur.
2. Phek can be reached from nearby cities such as Kohima, Guwahati, and Dimapur.
3. 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

25.6008°N 94.3939°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chizami - A Naga Village That is Bringing Change to the State . .thebetterindia.com. 11 August 2016 .
2. Web site: Demographics . censusindia.gov.in.
3. Web site: It Takes a Village to Save a Planet: Chizami, Nagaland . gbci.org. 4 December 2019 .
4. Web site: You are being redirected... . 2024-03-20 . nagalandpost.com.
5. Web site: Longkumer . Yimkumla . 2022-10-05 . 'Racism against Nagas' — outrage over Bengali story depicting tribe eating own mothers' flesh . 2022-10-11 . ThePrint . en-US.
6. Web site: Rising Youth Phek district condemns 'insensitive' novel . 2022-10-11 . MorungExpress.
7. Web site: 2022-10-01 . The myth of a Bangla novel: A Naga ritual of sons killing and eating ageing mother . 2022-10-11 . India Today NE . en.
8. Web site: https://mobile.twitter.com/author_debarati/with_replies . 2022-10-11 . Twitter . en.
9. News: নাগাল্যান্ডে 'মাতৃখাদকদের' গল্প লিখে বিতর্কে কলকাতার লেখক . 2024-03-19 . BBC News বাংলা . bn.
10. Web site: Chizami Pin Code . indiatvnews.com.