District at a glance

  •  Division: Barak Valley
  •  Headquarter: Hailakandi
  •  Sub-Divisions: 2
  •  Revenue Circles: 4
  •  Development Blocks: 5
  •  Geographical Area: 1327.00 Sq Km
  •  Population: 659,296
  •  Literacy: 74.33%
  •  Revenue Villages: 289
  •  Panchayats: 62

 

Administrative Setup

Administrative Division Barak Valley Offical Language Assamese/Bengali(Bangla)
No.of Sub-Divisions 2 No.of Revenue Circles 4
No.of Developmental Blocks 5 No.of Educational Blocks 3
No.of Municipality Boards 1 No.of Town Committees 1
No.of Goan Panchyats 62 No.of Villages 331
No.of Revenue Villages 289 No.of Forest Villages 15
No.of Police Stations 6 No.of Police Out posts 4
No.of Fire Stations 2 No.of Post Offices 163
No.of Bank Branches 35 No.of Tea Estates 19

Political Setup

Lok Sabha Constituency Karimganj(SC)(HPC-1) Legislative Assembly Constituency 3(LA-6,LA-7,LA-8)

Health Setup

No. of District Hospitals 1 No. of Primary Health Centres 8
No. of Community Health Centres 2 No. of Sub Centres 105

Educational Setup

No. of University 01- Assam University, Silchar (Nearest) No. of Degree Colleges 6
No. of Engineering Colleges 02- NIT Silchar (Nearest) / Barak Valley Engineering College (Karimganj) No. of Medical Colleges 01-Silchar Medical College & Hospital (Nearest)
No. of Polytechnics 1 No. of ITIs 2
No. of Higher Secondary Schools 12 No. of High Schools 30

Demographic Setup

Total Area 1327.00 Sq Km Total Population 659,296
Male Population 337,890 Female Population 321,406
Rural Population 611,156 Urban Population 48,140
SC Population (%) 10.72 ST Population (%) 0.1
Population Growth (%) 21.45 Density 497/Km Sq
Sex Ratio 951 Average literacy (%) 74.33
Male literacy (%) 80.74 Female literacy (%) 67.60
Total Household 143,108 Link for reference Click here
Data Source 2011 Census