Cachar District

Cachar is a great tea-growing district in the State of Assam in India. It is one of the oldest districts of the state occupying an area of 3,786 sq km. It is located in the southernmost part of Assam lying between 92° 24' E - 93° 15' E longitude and 24° 22' N - 25° 8' N latitude. The district is bounded on the North by Barali and Jayantia hill ranges (North Cachar Hills district which is now Dima Hasao District), on the South by the State Mizoram, on the East by sister district Hailakandi and Karimganj. Silchar is the district headquarter town. Population of the district as per census 2011 was 1,736,391.

The name Cachar traces its origin to the Kachari kingdom (called Dimasa kingdom in medieval times).

There are two subdivisions in the district - Silchar and Lakhipur. It has 5 revenue circles and 15 community development blocks.

History

The district was created in 1830 after annexation of Kachari Kingdom by British. In 1854, North Cachar was annexed and tagged to the district. In 1951 erstwhile North Cachar Sub-Division was made a separate district and taken out of Cachar.In 1983 erstwhile Karimganj Sub-Division and in 1989, Hailakandi Sub-Division was made a separate District. This was repeated in 1989 with the creation of Hailakandi district.

Politics

Vidhan Sabha constituencies after the delimitation order of 2023
114- Lakhipur Vidhan Sabha Constituency, 115- Udharbond Vidhan Sabha Constituency, 116- Katigorah Vidhan Sabha Constituency, 117- Barkhola Vidhan Sabha Constituency, 118- Silchar Vidhan Sabha Constituency, 119- Sonai Vidhan Sabha Constituency, 120- Dholai Vidhan Sabha Constituency (SC)