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Cachar district is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. After independence the undivided Cachar district was split into four districts in Assam: Dima Hasao district (formerly North Cachar Hills), Cachar district alongside Hailakandi and Karimganj.

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Cachar district
District of Assam
Ruins of Kachari fort near Nayagram
Cachar district Location in Assam
Country	India
State	Assam
Division	Barak Valley
Headquarters	Silchar
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Silchar
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Silchar, Sonai, Dholai, Udharbond, Lakhipur, Barkhola, Katigorah
Area
• Total	3,786 km2 (1,462 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,736,617
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-AS-CA
Official language	Bengali
Website	http://cachar.gov.in/

Etymology

The Kacharis (Kachari kingdom) have given their name to the modern district Cachar. The Kacharis call themselves Barman in Barak valley and Dimasa in the Dima Hasao district. They were known to the Ahoms as Timisa, a corruption of the word "Dimasa". The Kacharis are allied to the Boro, Koches, Chutias, Lalungs (aka Tiwa) and Morans of the Brahmaputra valley and to the Garos and Tripuras of the southern hills. The Kacharis were perhaps the earliest inhabitants of the Brahmaputra valley and Barak valley. They are identical with the people called ‘Mech’ in Goalpara and North Bengal.[2]

History

Pre-independence period

It was a part of Kachari kingdom.At Dimapur, Dimasa Kachari Princes Elder Drikpati & younger Dakhin had a conflict and the younger one alongwith his followers first built capital at Barak valley.Dakhin and his followers declared themselves as Dibrasa (Tiprasa) {Di-River ,Brakro- Barak} which translates as children of Barak river.The region was originally a part of the Tripura Kingdom which was taken over by Koch King (presently known as Koch Rajbongshi, Rajbongshi) Chilarai in 1562. Chilarai gave the charge of the region to his brother Kamalnarayan. The descendants of Kamalnarayan ruled the region till 18th century. After the fall of Koch kingdom (due to no heir) the Dimasa Kingdom took over the charge of the region and ruled most of undivided Cachar district. The most powerful King of Kachari kingdom at Khaspur capital was Raja Shri KRISHNA CHANDRA DWAJA NARAYAN HASNU KACHARI.It is said that during His rule,Manipuri King sought his help against The Burmese Army . The Kachari King Krishna Chandra destroyed Burmese in the war and in lieu was offered Manipuri Princess Induprabha. As he was already married to Rani Chandraprabha, he asked the Princess be married to his younger brother Govinda Chandra Hasnu.The Last King of Cachar was Raja Govindrachandradwajanarayana Hasnu. During his period Khaspur was the Capital of Cachar (Kachar). Cachar was another native kingdom that fell victim to the imperialist design of the British. The Kingdom of Cachar was being ruled by two rulers having clearly defined areas of control. In the plains (southern portion of Cachar) Govindrachandradwajanarayana Hasnu was the ruling prince. Tularam Thaosen was the ruling chief of the hilly tract (northern portion of Cachar or Dima Hasao). His territories were annexed after he died in 1854, and all of Cachar thuscame under the British occupation. While south Cachar was annexed under Robertson, the hilly tract of Cachar came under British occupation when Jenkins was the Commissioner of Assam. In 1916, it was the Commissioner of Pakokku Hill Tracts until 1947. [3]^{[page needed]}

Geography

Cachar district occupies an area of 3,786 square kilometres (1,462 sq mi),[4] comparatively equivalent to South Georgia.[5] The Barak is the main river of the district and apart from that there are numerous small rivers which flow through Dima Hasao district, from Manipur. The district is mostly made up of plains, but there are a number of hills spread across the district. Cachar receives an average annual rainfall of more than 3,000 mm. The climate is Tropical wet with hot and wet summers and cool winters.

Economy

The district headquarters, Silchar, is one of the most important business centres of Assam^{[citation needed]}.

In 2006, the Indian government named Cachar one of the country's 250 most backward districts out of a total of 640.[6] It is one of the eleven districts in Assam currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[6]

Administration

The district has three sub-divisions: Silchar, Lakhipur and Katigorah. There are seven Assembly constituencies in this district, viz. Silchar, Sonai, Dholai, Udharbond, Lakhimpur, Barkhola and Katigorah Assembly constituency.[7] Dholai is designated for scheduled castes.[7] The seven constituencies make up the Silchar Lok Sabha constituency.[8]

Transport

Silchar is one of the seven cities of Assam to have an airport, which is located at Kumbhirgram. It is served by regular flights from IndiGo, Air India and SpiceJet. The district is connected by broad-gauge railroads to Lumding in Assam and by road to the rest of the country. Regular bus and train services are also there with other cities in North-East India.

Demographics

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	301,884	—
1911	339,107	+1.17%
1921	359,376	+0.58%
1931	386,695	+0.74%
1941	437,284	+1.24%
1951	541,891	+2.17%
1961	664,351	+2.06%
1971	823,515	+2.17%
1991	1,215,385	+1.97%
2001	1,444,921	+1.74%
2011	1,736,617	+1.86%
source:[9]

According to the 2011 census, Cachar district has a population of 1,736,617,[1] roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia[10] or the US state of Nebraska.[11] This gives it a ranking of 278th in India out of a total of 640.[1] The district has a population density of 459 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,190/sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 20.17%.[1] Cachar has a sex ratio of 958 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 80.36%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.25% and 1.01% of the population respectively.[1]

Religions

Religious demographics are as follows:[12]

• Hindus () - 1,038,985
• Muslims () - 654,816
• Christians () - 37,635.

There was a presence of Sikhism in Cachar after Guru Nanak's visit to eastern India in 1508 to spread the religion. Most of these Sikhs, in the early 18th century, were found in the northern part of Cachar where they used to work for the Assam Bengal Railway.[13]

Languages

Bengali is the official language of the district and is spoken by 75% of the overall population,[15] while English also served as 2nd additional official language of the district. Bengali Hindus and Bengali Muslims forms the overwhelming demographic majority of the population with significant number of indigenous tribals like (Meitei) Manipuri, Bishnupuriya Manipuri, Dimasa (kachari) and Rongmei-Naga. The immigrants from other parts of India constitute the rest of the micro-scopic make up.[16] The main dialect of the region is Sylheti.

Flora and fauna

The vegetation is mostly Tropical evergreen and there are large tracts of Rainforests in the northern and southern parts of the district, which are home to Tiger, Asian elephants, hoolock gibbon, Gaur, etc. The forests of Cachar were once rich in wildlife but now vanishing due to human onslaught. Rare species found are Hoolock gibbon, Phayre's leaf monkey, Pig-tailed macaque, Stump-tailed macaque, Masked Finfoot, White-winged Wood Duck, etc., have been recorded. The Asian elephant is already extinct.[17][18] The southern part was also recommended as 'Dhaleswari' wildlife sanctuary.[19][20] Barail Wildlife Sanctuary is the only wildlife sanctuary of the district as well as the Barak valley region. It was initiated by noted naturalist Dr. Anwaruddin Choudhury in early 1980s.[21] This sanctuary was ultimately notified in 2004.[22]

Education

The district of Cachar has a number of well-known educational institutes in North East India. Silchar, the district headquarter, is a major learning hub of Assam. The district has a central university, the Assam University, which is situated at Dorgakuna, 18 km from Silchar.[23] It also has NIT Silchar, one of the 30 NITs in India.[24] The Silchar Medical College and Hospital is the only medical college of southern Assam.[25]

College

The district also includes a number of degree colleges such as:

• Cachar College
• Gurucharan College
• Radhamadhab College
• Janata College, Kabuganj
• Madhab Chandra Das College, Sonai
• Women's College, Silchar
• Jagannath Singh College, Udharbond

School

Schools in the district include:

• Holy Cross HS School,Silchar

• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Pailapool
• Silchar Collegiate School,
• Sonai Nitya Gopal Higher Secondary School
• Don Bosco School, Silchar
• Nena Mia Higher Secondary School

References

External links

• Cachar district official website

На других языках

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[de] Cachar

Cachar (Bengalisch: কাছাড় Kāchāṛ [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈkatʃʰaɽ], Assamesisch: .mw-parser-output .Beng{font-size:110%}কাছাৰ Kāchār [ˈkasar]) ist ein Distrikt im indischen Bundesstaat Assam. Verwaltungssitz ist Silchar, die zweitgrößte Stadt Assams.

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- [en] Cachar district

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[ru] Качар (округ)

Качар (бенг. কাছাড়; англ. Cachar) — округ на юге индийского штата Ассам. Образован в 1830 году. Административный центр — город Силчар. Площадь округа — 3786 км². По данным всеиндийской переписи 2001 года население округа составляло 1 444 921 человек. Уровень грамотности взрослого населения составлял 67,8 %, что выше среднеиндийского уровня (59,5 %). Доля городского населения составляла 13,9 %.

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