Jessami | |
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village | |
  Jessami Location in Manipur, India  Jessami Jessami (India) | |
| Coordinates: 25°37′20″N 94°32′24″E / 25.62222°N 94.54000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Manipur |
| District | Ukhrul |
| Elevation | 1,218 m (3,996 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | [khezha(chakhesang)] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 795142 |
| Vehicle registration | MN |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Outer Manipur |
| Website | manipur |
Jessami is a village in Ukhrul district, Manipur, India. Jessami is a border village in the extreme north of Manipur State and borders with Meluri, a border village of Nagaland 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.[1] The village came to national attention in 2015 when a fatal bus accident claimed the lives of 13 passengers.[2]
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.
- ^ "New Power Supply plan". E-Pao. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Deadly accident". The Sangai Express. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.