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Hills and Barak Valley division
Barak Valley Division | |
|---|---|
 Barak valley division and hills | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| Largest City & Capital | Silchar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22,244 km2 (8,588 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 4,791,390 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
Hills and Barak Valley division, is an administrative unit of Assam under the jurisdiction of a Commissioner, who is stationed at Silchar the largest city of the division. It consists of the following districts: Cachar, Karimganj, Hailakandi, while the hills districts such as Dima Hasao and Karbi Anglong were also part of this division as per as Assam government official website.[1] Smti Neera Gogoi Sonowal, IAS is the current Commissioner of Barak Valley and Hills Division.
Districts[edit]
Barak valley Division & Hills comprises five districts, namely Cachar, Karimganj, Hailakandi, Dima Hasao and Karbi Anglong.[2]
| Code[3] | District | Headquarter | Population (2011)[4] | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | Cachar | Silchar | 1,736,319 | 3,786 | 459 |
| HA | Hailakandi | Hailakandi | 659,296 | 1,327 | 497 |
| KR | Karimganj | Karimganj | 1,228,686 | 1,809 | 679 |
| DH | Dima Hasao | Haflong | 214,102 | 4,890 | 43.6 |
| KA | Karbi Anglong | Diphu | 1,647,701 | 10,434 | 160 |
| Total | 5 | — | 4,791,390 | 22,244 | 728.6 |
Demographics[edit]
Hills and Barak Valley Division have a population of 4,791,390 with constituting 5 districts in total.[1]
Languages[edit]
As per (2011) language census report, Bengali is the official as well as the most spoken language of the region with approximately 2,930,378 native speakers. Hindi, Manipuri, Bishnupriya and Dimasa are the next most widely spoken languages with 362,459, 126,498, 50,019 and 21,747 native speakers, respectively. Tripuri, Odia, Nepali and Marwari are also spoken by a considerable minority, while 2.43% of the total population speaks other tribal languages.[5]
According to census 2011, the major languages of Cachar district are Bengali, Hindi, Manipuri, Bhojpuri, Bishnupriya Manipuri, Dimasa, Khasi, Hmar and Odia in descending order of population. In the Hailakandi district, the major languages are Bengali, Hindi, Tripuri language, Manipuri and Bhojpuri. In the Karimganj district, the major languages are Bengali and Hindi.[5][lower-alpha 1]
Karbi, Bengali, Hindi and English language are used as the common language for communicating among different communities residing in district.
Dimasa and Bengali are the main lingua franca in the Dima Hasao.[6]
Religion[edit]
Religions in Hills and Barak Valley Division (2011)[7]
| Religion | Population |
|---|---|
Hindus ( )
|
2,721,734 |
Muslims ( )
|
1,769,606 |
Christians ( )
|
279,204 |
| Others | 20,846 |
| Total | 4,791,390 |
Hinduism, is the slight majority religion in the Barak Valley & Hills Division. The religious composition of the valley & hills population is as follows: Hindus 57%, Muslims 37%, Christians 5.8%, and others 0.2%. Hindus are the majority in Cachar district (59.8%) with having (86.3%) Hindu in the district headquarter ; Silchar (which is also the main city of the valley), Karbi Anglong district with (80.10%) Hindu & Dima Hasao district with (67.1%) Hindu. While Muslims are the majority in Hailakandi district (60.3%) and Karimganj district (56.4%), but Hailakandi town have (67.3%) Hindu majority, Karimganj town have also a Hindu Majority of (86.6%) as of 2011 census.[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Home". hbvdassam.gov.in.
- ↑ "Divisions | General Administration | Government of Assam, India".
- ↑ ISO 3166
- ↑ "District Census 2011".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue". census.gov.in. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ↑ Col Ved Prakash, "Encyclopaedia of North-east India, Vol# 2", Atlantic Publishers & Distributors;Pg 575, ISBN 978-81-269-0704-5
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "C-16 Population By Religion – Barak Valley". census.gov.in. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ↑ "Reference at www.censusindia.gov.in".
- ↑ Languages constituting less than 1% and/or substantially lower as compared to the total population are not included
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