Phesama

Phesama
Interactive map of Phesama
Phesama is located in Nagaland
Phesama
Phesama
Location of Phesama Village
Phesama is located in India
Phesama
Phesama
Phesama (India)
Coordinates: 25°37′45″N 94°06′56″E / 25.629248°N 94.115690°E / 25.629248; 94.115690
Country India
RegionNortheast India
StateNagaland
DistrictKohima District
Government
 • TypeVillage Council
 • BodyPhesama Village Council
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
3,061
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
797120
Vehicle registrationNL-01
Sex ratio1026 females per 1000 males ♂/♀

Phesama is an Angami Naga village in the Kohima District of the Indian state of Nagaland. It is situated 8 km south of Kohima, the state capital.

Location

Phesama is part of the one of the seven villages under the Jakhama administrative circle of Kohima district,[2] which forms the Southern Angami region of Nagaland.[3]

Phesama, along with Kigwema, lend their names to form the portmanteau name for Kisama Heritage Village[4] as the cultural village was established and commissioned on the traditional lands of these villages.[5]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Phesama had a population of 3061 people living in 749 households. The population consisted of 1511 males and 1550 females.[1]

Institutions

The Government Middle School in the village completed its centenary in 2019. Started in 1919 by Kruzolie Nakhro, a government teacher appointed to the task, he was the sole teacher until 1935. School education here was disrupted during the years of the Second World War when the area was in the midst of the Battle of Kohima.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Census 2011, Phesama Village census town Data".
  2. ↑ "Village & Panchayats". Kohima District, Government of Nagaland. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 "First govt school in Southern Angami region attains 100 years". The Morung Express. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "A village brimming with culture". Incredible India. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Naga heritage village: the epicentre". Hornbill Festival. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
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