Barak Valley | |
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Nickname: "Valley of Peace"[1] | |
![]() The five divisions of Assam | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | North Eastern Region (NER) |
State | Assam |
Largest City | Silchar |
Official language | Bengali |
Associate official language | Meitei (Manipuri) |
Area | |
• Total | 6,922 km2 (2,673 sq mi) |
Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 3,624,599 |
• Density | 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Demonym | "Barakbashi" |
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]
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