# Cachar District, Assam – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/ District · Assam # Cachar district Cachar is a district of Assam, 4th of 27 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,736,617 people** in 5 sub-districts, 19 towns and 1,040 villages; 18% lived in towns. The largest town is [Silchar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/silchar/) (178,865). - 1,736,617people (2011) - 5sub-districts - 19towns - 79.3%literacy ## Who lives in Cachar? Cachar had **1,736,617 people** at the 2011 Census — 5.6% of Assam's population and 4th of 27 districts of Assam by population. There were 959 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Assam figure of 958; 13th of 27 districts of Assam). Among children under 7 the ratio was 954 girls per 1,000 boys (the Assam figure is 962). An average household had 4.6 people, against 4.9 across Assam. ## How literate is Cachar? 79.3% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Assam's 72.2%), 4th of 27 districts of Assam. Men were at 84.8% and women at 73.7% — a gap of 11.1 points (it is 11.6 points across Assam). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Silchar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/) (81.8%) and lowest in [Udarbond](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/udarbond/) (72.1%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Cachar do for a living? 35.0% of people worked in 2011 (women: 16.3%). Of all workers, 17% farmed their own land, 6% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 52% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 22% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 23% of workers here, against 34% across Assam. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Sonai](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/) (40% of workers in farming) and the least is [Udarbond](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/udarbond/) (12% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 17 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 52 (52%) · **■** Marginal 22 (22%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Cachar 18.2% of people lived in towns and cities (above Assam's 14.1%), 6th of 27 districts of Assam. The Census counted 19 towns: 2 statutory towns with a municipality and 17 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Silchar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/silchar/) with 178,865 people, home to 57% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Cachar Cachar had 1,040 census villages, 998 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,424 people; 15 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Silcoorie Grant](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/silcoorie-grant/) (19,637), [Borakhai Grant](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/borakhai-grant/) (12,970), [Dudhpatil Grant](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/dudhpatil-grant/) (10,875), [Talkar Grant](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/katigora/talkar-grant/) (8,068) and [Dalu Grant](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/dalu-grant/) (7,955). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cachar district in history The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Cachar district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed. > CACHAR, or , a district of British India, in the province of Eastern Bengal and Assam. It occupies the upper basin of the Surma or Barak river, and is bounded on three sides by lofty hills. It is divided naturally between the plain and hills. The scenery is beautiful, the hills rising generally steeply and being clothed with forests, while the plain is relieved of monotony by small isolated undulations and by its rich vegetation. The Surma is the chief river, and its principal tributaries from the north are the Jiri and Jatinga, and from the south the Sonai and Daleswari. The climate is extremely moist. Several extensive fens, notably that of Chatla, which becomes lakes in time of flood, are characteristic of the plain. This is alluvial and bears heavy crops of rice, next to which in importance is tea. The industry connected with the latter crop employs large numbers of the population; manufacturing industries are otherwise slight. The Assam-Bengal railway serves the district, including the capital town of Silchar. The population of the district in 1901 was 455,593, and showed a large increase, owing in great part to immigration from the adjacent district of Sylhet. The plain is the most thickly populated part of the district; in the North Cachar Hills the population is sparse. There are three administrative subdivisions of the district: Silchar, Hailakandi and North Cachar. Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica). Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted. ## Population of Cachar compared with Assam ■ Cachar · ■ Assam Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954** **962 Working population ****35.0%** **38.4% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Cachar Of every 100 households in Cachar in 2011, 38 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Cachar · ■ Electricity for lighting ****38%** Toilet within the home ****81%** No toilet (open defecation) ****17%** Tap water ****36%** Drinking water within premises ****22%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** Use banking services ****41%** Television ****27%** Mobile phone ****43%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****6%** Car / jeep / van ****2%** None of these assets ****36%** Own their home ****88%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Cachar Sub-district People Villages Towns [Katigora](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/katigora/) 291,875 221 2 [Silchar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/) 704,465 246 15 [Udarbond](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/udarbond/) 124,090 98 1 [Sonai](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/) 324,315 221 0 [Lakhipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/lakhipur/) 291,872 254 1 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Cachar - Silchar · 178,865 - Ambikapur Pt. X · 14,283 - Ambicapur Pt VIII · 11,691 - Lakhipur · 10,277 - Kanakpur Pt. II · 9,519 - Durga Nagar Pt. V · 9,051 - Tarapur Pt VI · 8,753 - Ambicapur Pt VI · 7,971 - Irongmara · 7,685 - Tarapur VII · 6,977 - Uttar Krishnapur Pt. I · 6,960 - Silchar Pt. X · 6,313 - Kanakpur I · 6,219 - Katirail T.E. · 6,182 - Niz Katigorah Pt III · 5,687 - Uttar Krishnapur Pt III · 5,187 - Dudhpatil Pt VI · 5,083 - Tupkhana Pt I · 4,640 - Dudhpatil Pt V · 4,121 ## Largest villages in Cachar - Silcoorie Grant · 19,637 - Borakhai Grant · 12,970 - Dudhpatil Grant · 10,875 - Talkar Grant · 8,068 - Dalu Grant · 7,955 - Binnakandi Grant · 7,692 - Lalang Grant · 7,181 - Dharmikhal Grant · 7,146 - Rukni T.E. · 6,687 - Kathal Grant · 6,613 - Barthal Grant · 6,573 - Laboc Grant · 6,432 - Srikona Grant · 6,429 - Chandighat Grant · 5,951 - Dakshin Mohanpur Pt VII · 5,149 - Didarkush Grant · 4,913 - Clever House T.E. · 4,846 - Sunapur Pt I · 4,775 - Rajghat · 4,709 - Dinanath Pur Grant · 4,662 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Cachar?5: Katigora, Silchar, Udarbond, Sonai, Lakhipur - What is the population of Cachar district?1,736,617 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Cachar?Silchar