District Elementary Education Plan 2001-2002 District: Cachar

Abstract

From District Profile: The District of Cachar which is located in the southernmost part of Assam is one of the oldest districts of Assam. It is bounded on the north by Barail and Jayantia Hill ranges, on the south by the state of Mizoram, on the east by Manipur and on the west by sister districts of Karimganj and Hailakandi and Bangladesh. The district was created in 1830 after annexation of Kachari kingdom by the British. In 1854, North Kachar was annexed and tagged to the district. In 1951 erstwhile North Cachar Sub-Division was made a separate district and taken out of Cachar. In 1983 erstwhile Karimganj Sub -Division and in 1989, HaiIakandi Sub-Division was made a separate District.