Barak Valley

Barak Valley
Nickname: 
"Valley of Peace"[1]
The five divisions of Assam
The five divisions of Assam
Country India
RegionNorth Eastern Region (NER)
StateAssam
Official languageBengali
Associate official languageMeitei (Manipuri)
Area
 • Total6,922 km2 (2,673 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total3,624,599
 • 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.[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. ^ Bureau, Pratidin (23 March 2023). "List of all the Districts and Regional Divisions in Assam". Pratidin Time.
  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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