Cachar District Population, Assam - Census India 2011

Cachar is one of district of Assam in India. There are 5 Taluks, 1040 villages and 20 towns in Cachar district.

As per the Census India 2011, Cachar district has 379955 households, population of 1736617 of which 886284 are males and 850333 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 256774 which is 14.79% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Cachar district is around 959 compared to 958 which is average of Assam state. The literacy rate of Cachar district is 67.61% out of which 72.21% males are literate and 62.82% females are literate. The total area of Cachar is 3786 sq.km with population density of 459 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 81.83% of population lives in Urban area and 18.17% lives in Rural area. There are 15.25% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1.01% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Cachar district.

Cachar Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage

Cachar Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)64.593721.41
Number of households69205310750
Total Population3154641421153
Population (%)50.47%48.84%
Male Population159201727083
Female Population156263694070
Sex Ratio982955
Literacy (%)79.37%65%

List of Taluks in Cachar

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Cachar district, Assam
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Silchar704465870.96809958
Sonai324315855.14379972
Katigora291875733.22398943
Lakhipur291872881.67331972
Udarbond124090445.01279944

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Cachar Population Facts

Number of Households379955
Population1736617
Male Population886284 (51.04%)
Female Population850333 (48.96%)
Children Population256774
Area3786 km2
Population density/km2459
Sex-ratio959
Literacy67.61%
Male Literacy72.21%
Female Literacy62.82%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %1.01%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %15.25%

Map of Cachar, Assam