Khiji Chandeshwari Explained

Khiji Chandeshwari
Other Name:Khiji
Native Name:खिजी चण्डेश्वरी
Nickname:खिजी
Settlement Type:Village development committee
Pushpin Map:Nepal
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Zone
Subdivision Name1:Sagarmatha Zone
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Okhaldhunga District
Subdivision Type3:Khiji Chandeshwari
Leader Name:sunuwar
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:4,044
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Sunuwar, Kiranti
Demographics1 Info1:Nepali
Timezone:Nepal Time
Utc Offset:+5:45
Coordinates:27.43°N 86.31°W

Khiji Chandeshwari खिँजी/खिँचि, Chandeshowar mispronounce Chandeshwari or Original Name Khiji (jee/chee/ji) and Chandi-Showar became Chandeshwari खिजी चण्डेश्वरी is a village development committee in Okhaldhunga District in the Sagarmatha Zone of mid-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3001 living in 590 individual households.[1]

Khiji or Khijee and Khichee (खिँजी-खिँचि) is same tone. Is Koich (Sunuwar language),
1. Khichi/khijee (खिँजी-खिँचि) Name of Father Koich(Sunuwar) सुनुवार जाति
2. Khi = House, Administrative Regions, State and Ji (Chee/Jee) = Behind, Ancestry, Person (is mean Behind State of Ji (sunuwar)
The Village: Khijee Chandeswari Village Development Committee (VDC) is situated in Eastern Development Region of the country. The district is Okhaldhunga and the zone is Sagarmatha. The VDC covers around 35 square kilometers with around 4000 villagers. The village has one secondary school.

other name of Khiji

Phalate and Kati separate from Khiji Chandeshwari at 1980 to 1989.

Ethnicities

Around 83% out of around 4000 villagers are from indigenous group of people. Their caste is called Sunuwar (Mukhiya) (Kirat)Dynasty. They have their own traditions, cultures, language and customs etc. The rest are NEWAR, Bhujel and Sherpa also indigenous, and Pariyar (Hindu caste), Bishokarma also (Hindu caste). Indigenous people are not Hindu caste.

Occupations

Around 95% of villagers are depended on agriculture. They have little piece of land where they cultivate crops in a traditional way. The agriculture products last for only 6–8 months and the rest of the year they just live with half stomach.

Education

Education is light of life. In Khiji Chandeswari Village Development Committee, there is no even a university. After the completion of lower secondary and high secondary education the students need to walk at least 90 minutes to reach the 10+2 which are situated in other Villages. There are very few students who have the luck to see the college and university. They can be count on fingers.
श्री चन्डेश्वरी माध्यमिक विद्यालय, खिजी ओखलढुङ्गा Shree Chandeshwari Madhyamik Vidyalaya Koshpala, Khiji, Okhaldhunga, Nepal

Development

The district headquarters is approximately 35 kilometers from the village. Almost all local development administrations are situated in the headquarters of the district. Being an uneducated people, there is no one to support for the development of the village. There is no infrastructural development in the village except a health post and a lower secondary school. It takes around 18 hours to reach the close road transportation from the village. Many people even just day dream about motor-bus and aero-planes. They did not see the real motor buses and aero planes in their life. There is no electricity, so the villagers have to depend on wood fuel. There is no safe drinking water and irrigation for agriculture. There is no any scientific cultivation system. People just follow traditional agriculture system and depend on rainfall for cultivation. All the above-mentioned truths are the true story of Khijee Chandeswari Village.

Language

Sunuwar koich Lo sunuwar

Halli Game

Halli is Game of Sunuwar : हाल्ली खेल

Sakela Naach

Sunuwar culture

Trekking area

Khiji Tholedemaba trek and route of Everes Base camp

External links

Notes and References

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