Hailakandi District

Hailakandi is a district in the state of Assam in India. It is located between Latitude 24.6833° N and Longitude :92.5667° E, in the Barak Valley Region of Assam. The district is bounded by River Barak and Cachar district in the North - East, Mizoram State in the South - East and Karimganj district in the west. The inter state border is stretched over 76 km in the south east.

It is spread over an area of 1327 sq km. Population as per census 2011 was 659,260.

Hailakandi was the one of the oldest Sub-division of the state which was constituted as Civil Sub-division on 1st June 1869. On 1st October 1989 it emerged as Civil District with same territorial jurisdiction of the earlier Sub-division.

There are two reserve forests in Hailakandi District viz. Inner Line Reserve Forest and Katakhal Reserve Forest covering an area of 741 sq km.

Politics

Vidhan Sabha constituencies after the delimitation order of 2023
121- Hailakandi Vidhan Sabha Constituency, 122- Algapur Katlicherra Vidhan Sabha Constituency