# Silchar, Cachar (Assam) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Cachar, Assam 

# Silchar

Silchar is a sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. At the 2011 Census it had **704,465 people**, 15 towns and 246 villages (245 inhabited). The largest village is Silcoorie Grant (19,637 people).

- 704,465people (2011)
- 246villages
- 15towns
- 81.8%literacy

## Population of Silchar compared with Cachar

■ Silchar · ■ Cachar district

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**954

Working population ****35.4%**

**35.0%

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 Silchar

Of every 100 households in Silchar in 2011, 50 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Silchar · ■ Cachar district

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**17%

Tap water ****44%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**82%

Use banking services ****49%**

**41%

Television ****38%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**36%

Own their home ****82%**

**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).

## Towns in Silchar

- Silchar178,865 people
- Ambikapur Pt. X14,283 people
- Ambicapur Pt VIII11,691 people
- Kanakpur Pt. II9,519 people
- Tarapur Pt VI8,753 people
- Ambicapur Pt VI7,971 people
- Irongmara7,685 people
- Tarapur VII6,977 people
- Uttar Krishnapur Pt. I6,960 people
- Silchar Pt. X6,313 people
- Kanakpur I6,219 people
- Uttar Krishnapur Pt III5,187 people
- Dudhpatil Pt VI5,083 people
- Tupkhana Pt I4,640 people
- Dudhpatil Pt V4,121 people

## Largest villages in Silchar

- Silcoorie Grant · 19,637 people
- Borakhai Grant · 12,970 people
- Dudhpatil Grant · 10,875 people
- Dalu Grant · 7,955 people
- Kathal Grant · 6,613 people
- Srikona Grant · 6,429 people
- Clever House T.E. · 4,846 people
- Derby T.E. · 4,557 people
- Uttar Krishnapur Pt II · 4,546 people
- Sildubi Grant · 4,452 people
- Berenga Pt II · 4,353 people
- Tarapur Pt IV · 4,349 people
- Hatichara Grant · 4,289 people
- Choto Jalenga Grant · 4,261 people
- Dhalchara Grant · 4,199 people
- Rosekandi Grant Pt II · 4,195 people

[All 246 villages in Silchar →](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Silchar?246 (245 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Silchar in?Cachar district, Assam
- What is the population of Silchar?704,465 (Census 2011)