Barak Valley

Barak Valley
Bôrāk Upottôkā (Bengali)
Nickname: 
"Valley of Peace"[1]
The five divisions of Assam
The five divisions of Assam
Country India
RegionNorth Eastern Region (NER)
StateAssam
Largest citySilchar
Official languageBengali
Associate official languageMeitei (Manipuri)
Area
 • Total
6,922 km2 (2,673 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total
3,624,599
 • Density520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Demonym"Barakbashi"
Barak Valley

The Barak Valley is the southernmost region and administrative division of the Indian state of Assam. It is named after the Barak river, whose watershed roughly forms its northern border.[2] The Barak valley consists of three administrative districts of Assam namely - Cachar, Karimganj, and Hailakandi.[3] The main and largest city is Silchar, which seats the headquarter of Cachar district and also serves as administrative divisional office of Barak valley division.[4] The valley is bordered by Mizoram and Tripura to the south, Bangladesh and Meghalaya to the west and Manipur to the east respectively.[5] Once North Cachar Hills was a part of Cachar district which became a subdivision in 1951 and eventually a separate district.[6] On 1 July 1983, Karimganj district was curved out from the eponymous subdivision of Cachar district. In 1989, the subdivision of Hailakandi was upgraded into Hailakandi district.[7]

A view of Silchar, the main city of the valley
  1. ^ Ghildiyal, Subodh (18 April 2019). "Why Priyanka campaigned in Silchar". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  2. ^ (Tunga 1995, p. 1)
  3. ^ "Districts". assam.gov.in/about-us/396.
  4. ^ "Districts | Assam State Portal". assam.gov.in.
  5. ^ "List of all the Districts and Regional Divisions in Assam". Pratidin Time. 23 March 2023.
  6. ^ "History of Cachar | Cachar District | Government Of Assam, India". Cachar.gov.in. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  7. ^ "History of Cachar | Cachar District | Government Of Assam, India". cachar.gov.in.

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