مقاطعة كاتشار

Coordinates: 25°05′N 92°55′E / 25.083°N 92.917°E / 25.083; 92.917
مقاطعة كاتشار
Cachar district
مقاطعة
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Cachar district's location in Assam
Cachar district's location in Assam
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CountryIndia
StateAssam
Administrative DivisionHills and Barak Valley
HeadquartersSilchar
المساحة
 • الإجمالي3٬786 كم² (1٬462 ميل²)
التعداد
 (2011)
 • الإجمالي1٬736٬391
 • الكثافة460/km2 (1٬200/sq mi)
منطقة التوقيتUTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-AS-CA
Official languageBengali
الموقع الإلكترونيhttp://cachar.gov.in/
معرفة المصادر بها نص من the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica مقالة Cachar.

Cachar (Bengali: কাছাড়) (Sylheti: ꠇꠣꠍꠣꠠ) (Assamese: কাছাৰ) (Pron: kəˈʧɑ: or kæˈʧɑ:) is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India.

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Etymology

The name "Cachar" has derived from the Dimasa word kachari. The district headquarters are located at Silchar. The name Cachar traces its origin to the Kachari kingdom There are 3 towns in Cachar district namely Silchar, Lakhipur and Sonai.


History

Pre-independence period

Cachar's some area was a part of the greater Dimasa Kachari Kingdom which also included the adjoining Hailakandi and Karimganj districts.The Last King of Cachar was Raja Govindrachandradwajanarayana Hasnu. During his period Khaspur was the Capital of Cachar(Kachar).


Economy

The district headquarters, Silchar, is one of the most important business centres of Assam.

In 2006 the Indian government named Cachar one of the country's 250 most backward districts out of a total of 640.[1]

السكان

According to the 2011 census Cachar district has a population of 1,736,319,[2] roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia[3] or the US state of Nebraska.[4]


Population based on religions are:

  • Hindus - 886,761
  • Muslims - 522,051 or 38%
  • Christians - 31,306.

Bengali and الإنگليزية are the official languages of the district. Majority of the people primarily speak Sylheti, a language closely related to Bengali. Other minority languages spoken in the district include Bhojpuri, Hindi, Meitei Manipuri, Bishnupuriya Manipuri, Dimasa and Rongmei-Naga. There are also few Hmar, Kuki and Khasi people who form microscopic minority.

Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in Cachar district include:

النبيت والوحيش

Gibbon in a tree.
Hoolock gibbon

The vegetation is mostly Tropical evergreen and there are large tracts of Rainforests in the northern and southern parts of the district, which are home to Tiger, Asian elephants, hoolock gibbon, Gaur etc.The forests of Cachar were once rich in wildlife but now vanishing due to human onslaught. Rare species found are Hoolock gibbon, Phayre's leaf monkey, Pig-tailed macaque, Stump-tailed macaque, Masked Finfoot, White-winged Wood Duck etc., have been recorded. The Asian elephant is already extinct.[5][6] The southern part was also recommended as 'Dhaleswari' wildlife sanctuary.[7][8] Borail Wildlife Sanctuary is the only wildlife sanctuary of the district as well as Barak valley region. It was initiated by noted naturalist Dr. Anwaruddin Choudhury in early 1980s.[9] This sanctuary was ultimately notified in 2004.[10]

الهامش

  1. ^ خطأ استشهاد: وسم <ref> غير صحيح؛ لا نص تم توفيره للمراجع المسماة brgf
  2. ^ "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  3. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01. Gambia, The 1,797,860 July 2011 est.
  4. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Nebraska 1,826,341 {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Choudhury, A.U. (1999). Status and Conservation of the Asian elephant Elephas maximus in north-eastern India. Mammal Review 29(3): 141-173.
  6. ^ Choudhury, A.U. (2004). Vanishing habitat threatens Phayre’s leaf monkey. The Rhino Found. NE India Newsletter 6:32-33.
  7. ^ Choudhury, A.U. (1983). Plea for a new wildlife refuge in eastern India. Tigerpaper 10(4):12-15.
  8. ^ Choudhury, A.U. (1983). Plea for a new wildlife sanctuary in Assam. WWF - India Newsletter 4(4):15.
  9. ^ Choudhury, A.U. (1989). Campaign for wildlife protection:national park in the Barails. WWF-Quarterly No. 69,10(2): 4-5.
  10. ^ Choudhury, A.U. (2005). Amchang, Barail and Dihing-Patkai – Assam’s new wildlife sanctuaries. Oryx 39(2): 124-125.

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