Overview

Cachar district is district of Assam, India.

It is located in Hills and Barak Valley division, India.

The population is about 1,736,617 (2011).

It covers about 3,786 square kilometre.

Also known as: Cachar

Media

Image

Image Silchar barak.jpg

Locator map

Locator map Cachar in Assam (India).svg

Facts

second-order administrative division in India (AS)

Basic Data

  • Name Cāchār
  • Admin Code IN.03.316
  • Type second-order administrative division (ADM2)
  • a subdivision of a first-order administrative division

Geography

  • Coordinates
    24° 46' 56" N, 92° 51' 28" E
    24.78213, 92.85771
  • Elevation DEM: 23 m
  • Timezone Asia/Kolkata
  • Time Shift GMT 5.5 (DST 5.5)

Statistics & Country

  • Population 1,736,617
  • Currency Rupee (INR)
  • Phone Prefix +91
  • Internet TLD ..in

Subdivisions

  • Silchar
    third-order administrative division Pop: 704,465
  • Sonai
    third-order administrative division Pop: 324,315
  • Katigora
    third-order administrative division Pop: 291,875
  • Lakhipur
    third-order administrative division Pop: 291,872
  • Udarbond
    third-order administrative division Pop: 124,090

Places in Cachar

Alternate Names

Cachar District
Cāchār
abbr
CCH
wkdt
Q42209

Sources

Last updated 2018-05-26
geonames https://www.geonames.org/1275009
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