Ngwalwa Village

Ngwalwa Village
village
Ngwalwa Village is located in Nagaland
Ngwalwa Village
Ngwalwa Village
Location in Nagaland, India
Ngwalwa Village is located in India
Ngwalwa Village
Ngwalwa Village
Ngwalwa Village (India)
Coordinates: 25°39′50″N 93°47′12″E / 25.663770°N 93.786668°E / 25.663770; 93.786668
CountryIndia
StateNagaland
DistrictPeren
CirclePedi (Ngwalwa)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,020
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Census code268295

Ngwalwa Village is a village in the Peren district of Nagaland, India. It is located in the Pedi (Ngwalwa) Circle.[1]

Early history

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The early history of Ngwalwa is traced back to Gaili Namdi days.

Ngwalwa Village was founded by Peirieng (Haume).

After the formation of Village, Haikube (Heuna) of Gaili, who was on his way to settle at Heralwa; was invited by his uncles and elders of Ngwalwa Village in order to complete the rituals.

Haikube then settled down at Ngwalwa Village and he was given a land, and it is called as Haikululwa till today.


Location

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Ngwalwa shares its land boundary with the following villages Ndunglwa, Dungki, Benreu, Gaili of Peren district and Ruzaphema. The present Ngwalwa Village is a gateway for many Zeliangrong villages. It is 18 km away from Jalukie Town, 36 km from the commercial town Dimapur and around 70 km from the state capital Kohima.

Demographics

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Apart from the original inhabitants the people permanently residing in Ngwalwa are influx mostly from Zeme villages like Benreu, Poilwa and Ze, plus a small number of Tenyimi tribes.

According to the 2011 census of India, Ngwalwa Village has 1020 people in 289 households (excluding Ngwalwa Town and Heningkunglwa Village, in Ngwalwa). The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 80.41%.[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)[2]
Total Male Female
Population 1020 516 504
Children aged below 6 years 152 78 74
Scheduled caste 0 0 0
Scheduled tribe 953 480 473
Literates 698 367 331
Workers (all) 846 428 418
Main workers (total) 130 102 28
Main workers: Cultivators 72 62 10
Main workers: Agricultural labourers 0 0 0
Main workers: Household industry workers 2 2 0
Main workers: Other 56 38 18
Marginal workers (total) 716 326 390
Marginal workers: Cultivators 422 181 241
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 6 2 4
Marginal workers: Household industry workers 2 1 1
Marginal workers: Others 286 142 144
Non-workers 174 88 86

Culture and religion

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The British and the Indian Officers addressed the people of Ngwalwa as Golomi in their written records. The people of Ngwalwa are hill people depending basically on cultivation and livestock-rearing. According to myth, they are brave, courageous and powerful warriors. It is believed that they caught the tiger alive, stopped the jungle wildfires and floods with their mighty strength.

The people of Ngwalwa recently adopted Christianity. They are mostly of Baptist denomination and a minute of Christian revival, Pentecostal denominations.

References

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  1. ^ "Nagaland revenue village directory" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Peren" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Nagaland. Retrieved 22 July 2015.