Jakhama Village

Jakhama Village is a Southern Angami Naga village located about 16 km south of Kohima in Kohima District, Nagaland, along National Highway 2. It is one of the larger villages in the region and is notable for its terraced agricultural fields, hillside setting, and traditional Naga settlement pattern. The village is widely known as the location of St. Joseph's College, Jakhama, established in 1985.

Visitors can expect a hillside Naga village with traditional houses, terraced fields, and surrounding forested hills. The settlement is spread along slopes with narrow village lanes, community spaces, and views of the Kohima-Imphal highway corridor. Visitors can observe daily rural life, agricultural activity, and Angami cultural elements, and visit the campus of St. Joseph's College, Jakhama located near the village.

Jakhama is a historic Southern Angami Naga village in Kohima District. It gained educational significance with the establishment of St. Joseph's College, Jakhama in 1985 by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), the first college to be established in Nagaland, which has played a role in higher education in the state.

The village represents Southern Angami Naga culture and community life, with traditional village organization, agricultural practices including terraced cultivation, and preservation of Naga customs, festivals and rural heritage.