DISTRICT PROFILE OF CACHAR:
Geographical Position:
| Latitude: |
24° 22' N and 25° 8' N |
| Longitude: |
92° 24' E and 93° 15' E |
| Altitude: |
|
| Total Geographical area: |
3,786 km² |
| District Headquarters name: |
Silchar |
Demographic details:
| Sl. No. |
Particulars |
Value |
| i |
Population |
|
| Male |
8,86,616 |
| Female |
8,49,703 |
| TotalPopulation |
17,36,319 |
| Rural |
1,420,309 |
| Urban |
316,010 |
| ii |
Population Density/ Sq. km |
459 |
| iii |
Literates |
|
| Male(%) |
85.85% |
| Female(%) |
74.62% |
| Total(%) |
78.14% |
| vi |
Major languages spoken in the district |
Bangla(Sylheti) |
Block details:
| Sl No. |
Name of the Block |
| 1 |
Silchar |
| 2 |
Salchapra |
| 3 |
Tapang |
| 4 |
Katigorah |
| 5 |
Kalain |
| 6 |
Banskandi |
| 7 |
Binnakandi |
| 8 |
Lakhipur |
| 9 |
Rajabazar |
| 10 |
Sonai |
| 11 |
Palonghat |
| 12 |
Norshingpur |
| 13 |
Borjhelenga |
| 14 |
Udarbond |
| 15 |
Borkhola |
Educational and other infrastructural facilities of latest available:
| Sl. No. |
Particulars |
Numbers / Values |
| 1 |
School |
252 |
| 2 |
Medicalcolleges |
1 |
| 3 |
Engineeringcolleges |
1 |
| 4 |
Agriculturecolleges |
0 |
| 5 |
Veterinary/Fisheries colleges |
0 |
| 6 |
LawCollege colleges |
1 |
| 7 |
Polytechniccolleges |
1 |
| 8 |
ITI |
1 |
| 9 |
Numberof Arts and Science Colleges |
7 |
Agro- climatic features:
Normal Rainfall pattern:
| Month |
Normal rainfall
(mm)
Based on min.10 years |
Rainfall (mm) |
Difference of rainfall
in comparison with normal rainfall(mm) |
% of deviation |
| 2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
| Jan |
13 |
14.1 |
18.1 |
0 |
-1.1 |
-4 |
18.1 |
-8.46 |
-30.77 |
139.23 |
| Feb |
51 |
12.2 |
8.1 |
5 |
38.8 |
4.1 |
3.1 |
76.08 |
8.04 |
6.08 |
| Mar |
168 |
73.8 |
121.9 |
77 |
94.2 |
-48.1 |
44.9 |
56.07 |
-28.63 |
26.73 |
| Apr |
262 |
114.2 |
589 |
683 |
147.8 |
-474.8 |
-94 |
56.41 |
-181.22 |
-35.88 |
| May |
387 |
454.2 |
243.7 |
597 |
-67.2 |
210.5 |
-353.3 |
-17.36 |
54.39 |
-91.29 |
| Jun |
530 |
398.5 |
689.4 |
147 |
131.5 |
-290.9 |
542.4 |
24.81 |
-54.89 |
102.34 |
| Jul |
528 |
480.1 |
353.9 |
379 |
47.9 |
126.2 |
-25.1 |
9.07 |
23.90 |
-4.75 |
| Aug |
470 |
383.5 |
493.9 |
372 |
86.5 |
-110.4 |
121.9 |
18.40 |
-23.49 |
25.94 |
| Sep |
363 |
281 |
329.9 |
269 |
82 |
-48.9 |
60.9 |
22.59 |
-13.47 |
16.78 |
| Oct |
183 |
87.3 |
146.5 |
118 |
95.7 |
-59.2 |
28.5 |
52.30 |
-32.35 |
15.57 |
| Nov |
35 |
0 |
74 |
34 |
35 |
-74 |
40 |
100.00 |
-211.43 |
114.29 |
| Dec |
11 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
10.9 |
0.1 |
0 |
99.09 |
0.91 |
0.00 |
| Total |
3001 |
2299 |
3068.4 |
2681 |
702 |
-769.4 |
387.4 |
23.39 |
-25.64 |
12.91 |
Normal Temperature:
| Month |
Minimum(OC) |
Maximum(OC) |
| April |
35.60 |
16.80 |
| May |
34.90 |
19.00 |
| June |
35.60 |
21.50 |
| July |
36.80 |
23.80 |
| August |
28.90 |
27.30 |
| September |
37.10 |
23.40 |
| October |
34.00 |
20.70 |
| November |
31.10 |
13.40 |
| December |
24.80 |
10.50 |
| January |
29 |
10.2 |
| February |
34.2 |
12.2 |
| March |
35.3 |
15.1 |
Normal Relative humidity:
| Month |
Humidity(%) |
| April |
79.85 |
| May |
80.37 |
| June |
88.85 |
| July |
84.73 |
| August |
84.21 |
| September |
84.08 |
| October |
80.34 |
| November |
92.72 |
| December |
90.90 |
| January |
69.36 |
| February |
62.05 |
| March |
58.54 |
Nine fold classification of land and other land details during:
| Sl. No. |
Particulars |
Area (ha) |
| 1 |
Total geographical area |
377610 |
| 2 |
Area under Forest |
143270 |
| 3 |
Barren and uncultivable land |
41701 |
| 4 |
Land put into non-agricultural uses |
1180 |
| 5 |
Cultivable waste |
2637 |
| 6 |
Miscellaneous tree crops and grooves not includes in the net area sown |
13075 |
| 7 |
Net area sown |
125000 |
| 8 |
Area sown more than once |
70980 |
|
|
