Medziphema is a town and sub-division located in

Chümoukedima District Chümoukedima District is the 15th district of the Indian state of Nagaland. It was created on 18 December 2021. The district is bounded by Kohima District to the east, Peren District to the south, Tseminyü District & Niuland District to the ...

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 ...

state of India. Medziphema Town and Medziphema Village are situated few kilometers apart, the village stands on a hill top to the north of the near-valley Town. It is located 44 km from the Capital City of

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 ...

, 20 km from

Chümoukedima Chümoukedima (), formerly spelled Chumukedima, is a municipality in the Chümoukedima District of the Indian state of Nagaland. It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in Nagaland after Dimapur and Kohima. Chümoukedima was designated as th ...

and 33 km from

Dimapur Dimapur () is the largest city in the Indian state of Nagaland. As of 2011, the municipality had a population of 122,834. The city is the main gateway and commercial centre of Nagaland. Located near the border with Assam along the banks of the ...

. The National Highway 29 runs through the Town area.

Geography

Medziphema spreads over a very wide beautiful landscape and its altitude is about 360 m above the sea level. It is neither a hill nor a valley and it gently slope down towards the southern region from the north-eastern side of the town. This town actually represents an interface of the Hilly

and the valleys as the actual hill region more or less starts after this town as we move up towards Kohima and it overlooks the valley of Chümoukedima District. The temperature during summer ranges between 28-32 °C and winter from 10 to 15 °C. The total population of this town is around 9,000-10,000. Other settlements in and around Medziphema Town are Pherima, Piphema, Molvom, Kukidolong, Khaibung, Sirhima, Vihokhu, Zuikhu, Rüzaphema, New Socünoma etc. Medziphema

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is 797106

Demographics

The population is a conglomerate of all the major ethnic groups of Nagaland. Angamis, the community that solely inhabit Medziphema Village dominates even the Town area and may consist close to 40–45% of the population. Other major inhabitants includes the Lothas, Sümis, Aos, Chakhesangs, Kukis, Rengmas and

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is and to a lesser extent the tribes of

Zeliangrong Zeliangrong people are one of the major indigenous Naga communities living in the tri-junction of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland in India. They are the descendants of Nguiba. The term "Zeliangrong" refers to the Zeme, Liangmai and Rongmei Nag ...

Pochury Pochury is a Naga tribe of Nagaland, India. The tribe's native territory is located in the eastern part of the Phek district, centered at Meluri town (160 km from the state capital Kohima). History The Pochury identity is of relatively r ...

s, Sangtams, etc.

Religion

About 90–95% of the population is

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by faith like in any other part of the State. Mostly the Christians are

Baptists Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only ( believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compe ...

who were evangelised by the American Missionaries in the 1800s. Most of the communities residing in Medziphema have their own churches which forms the fundamental structure of the society along with the Hohos (the Unions).

Economy

Agriculture

Medziphema is also known for its

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s. There are several villages around this town that cultivate pineapples at a large scale; some are even called as pineapple villages for their mass cultivation. In peak seasons one can find a lot of sells on the road sides of the highway at very low prices.

Education

The School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development (SASRD),

Nagaland University Nagaland University is a Central University established in the state of Nagaland by an Act of Parliament by the Government of India in 1989. It is headquartered at Lumami, Zünheboto District. Two other permanent campuses are located at Merie ...

, Medziphema campus where is the hall mark of this small town. Added to this a new Central Institute of

Horticulture Horticulture is the branch of agriculture that deals with the art, science, technology, and business of plant cultivation. It includes the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs, sprouts, mushrooms, algae, flowers, seaweeds and no ...

(CIH) is coming up which will become fully functional soon. There are several small training centers like Veterinary training center, CTC, IECTC, etc. to boost human resources developments. There are also talks of an engineering college and a Veterinary college coming up in this town in the near future.

References

{{reflist Cities and towns in Chümoukedima district