Cachar

This page provides an overview of Cachar: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

8,367,621
Population
1,830,570
Households
959
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
67.17%
Approx. literacy

Cachar has an aggregated population of 8,367,621. Approximately 41.51% live in rural areas (3,473,234) and 7.54% live in urban areas (630,928).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 3,473,234 3
Katigora 863,756 224
Lakhipur 865,339 257
Silchar 1,829,128 249
Sonai 972,945 224
Udarbond 363,219 101

Population summary

Cachar has a population of 8,367,621 (4,272,219 males and 4,095,402 females). The sex ratio is about 959 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population8,367,621
Male4,272,219
Female4,095,402
Rural population3,473,234 (41.51%)
Urban population630,928 (7.54%)
Households1,830,570

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 67.17%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates5,620,248
Total illiterates2,747,373

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 1,275,678 (15.25%). ST: 86,889 (1.04%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC1,275,67815.25%
ST86,8891.04%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,249,769 (14.94%). Workers: 2,933,853 (35.06%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)1,249,76914.94%
Total workers2,933,85335.06%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Cachar 1,736,617
Cachar 1,421,153
Silchar 704,465
Silchar 420,198
Sonai 324,315
Sonai 324,315
Cachar 315,464
Katigora 291,875
Lakhipur 291,872
Silchar 284,267