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Coordinates: 24°49′N 92°48′E / 24.82, 92.8 Silchar (Bengali: শিলচর Shilchôr, Assamese: শিলচৰ Xilsôr, Sylheti: শিলচর Hilsôr) is the headquarters of Cachar district in the state of Assam in India. It is the economic gateway to the state of Mizoram and part of Manipur. The town of Silchar has tremendous commercial importance. It consequently, witnesses the settlement of a sizeable population of traders from distant parts of India. Assam (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a north eastern state of India with its capital at Dispur, a part of Guwahati. ...
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Wikisource has an original article from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica about: Cachar Cachar (Assamese and Sylheti: কাছাড় Kasaŗ, Bengali: কাছাড় Kachhaŗ) is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...
2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous...
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Bengali or Bangla (IPA: ) is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit, PÄli and Sanskrit languages. ...
Assamese ( ) (IPA: ) is a language spoken in the state of Assam in northeast India. ...
Sylheti (native name সিলটী Silôţi; Bengali name সিলেটী Sileţi) is the language of Sylhet proper, the north-eastern region of Bangladesh and southern districts of Assam around Silchar. ...
Wikisource has an original article from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica about: Cachar Cachar (Assamese and Sylheti: কাছাড় Kasaŗ, Bengali: কাছাড় Kachhaŗ) is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...
Assam (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a north eastern state of India with its capital at Dispur, a part of Guwahati. ...
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, Manipur (Bengali: মণিপà§à¦°, Meitei Mayek: mnipur) is a state in northeastern India making its capital in the city of Imphal. ...
Being a peaceful place in the North-East earned it the bon mot of "Island of Peace" from India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The majority of natives in Silchar are Sylhethi, earlier a part of district under the erstwhile Sylhet district of undivided india. A sizeable fraction of the citizens also consist of people originally living here before the partition of Bengal. Silchar is situated by the banks of the Barak River in what is popularly known as Barak Valley.Rice is the staple cereal. Fish is also available. Shuţki (the local name for dried fish) tôrkari, shidal chutney, "chungar peetha" are some of the local delicacies. Barak Valley is situated in the southern part of the Indian state of Assam. ...
Geography
Silchar is located at[1]. It has an average elevation of 22 metres (72 feet). The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ...
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Demographics As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Silchar had a population of 142,393. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Silchar has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 76%. In Silchar, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous...
1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
Climate At Silchar the wind generally blows from the northeast in the morning and from the southeast in the afternoon. About the end of February stormy weather sets in and in march there are often thunderstorms and the soon the water level starts rising in the river Barak.
Education Silchar has some of the best educational institutes in the whole of North East India. One of the 19 National Institute of Technology (formerly known as Regional Engineering Colleges), NIT Silchar is one of the oldest engineering colleges in the North-East. REC Silchar was upgraded to National Institute of Technology status in 2003. Silchar also has a medical college, a Polytechnic Institute, B.Ed colleges, two Law colleges and an Industrial Training Institute (ITI). After several years of persistent efforts Silchar got its own university Assam University a central university. Some reputed schools in Silchar include Holy Cross School, Silchar Collegiate School, South Point School,Oriental High School,Maharishi Vidya Mandir, Adhar Chand H.S. School, Narsing School, Govt. Boys School,Govt. Girls school and a couple of Kendriya Vidyalayas amongst others. Amongst colleges the best known ones are Ramanuj College, Guru Charan College, Cachar College, Radhamadhav College etc. Guru Charan College is one of the most respected and reputed colleges in the whole of Assam. On the other hand, Ramanuj College is known to be the most successful institution for +2 level studies, now-a-days, in the entire Barak valley. The colleges are credited with producing some of the best intellectuals of the region. NIT Silchar located in the verdant plains of Silchar in southern Assam in the North Eastern Corner of India. ...
// Assam University The Assam University came into being by an Act of Parliament in May 1989. ...
Recent years have seen Silchar emerge as a potential educational place where denizens from the trouble-torn North-East region come to the town for their children's education. Today a large number of professionals from Silchar are to be found around the globe in almost all countries and regions. Silchar today has emerged as a huge education industry. Students today can educate themselves in almost all fields.
Historical Background
Cachar district records "the management of the affairs of the district was entrusted after annexation, to Lieutenant Fisher, an officer of approved ability and great local experience. for some months Cachar continued to be administered from Cherrapunji, the head quarters of the Agent to the Governor General, but in consideration of practical difficulties early in 1833 Fisher had his head quarters at Dudputli which however were soon shifted to Silchar for the sake of convenience."
In the 1850s, British tea planters discovered the game polo in Manipur on the Burmese border with India. The first polo club in the world was formed at Silchar. The first competitive modern form of Polo was also played out in Silchar and the plaque for this feat still stand at the back side of the District Library, Silchar. Other clubs followed and, today, the oldest in the world is the Calcutta Club, founded in 1862. A game of polo. ...
, Manipur (Bengali: মণিপà§à¦°, Meitei Mayek: mnipur) is a state in northeastern India making its capital in the city of Imphal. ...
Railway comes to Silchar The Assam Bengal Railway brought Silchar into the Indian railway map in 1899. The railway line from Lumding to Silchar is hailed as one of the most exciting pristine railway tracks of India. Built by the British during the colonial rule, the Meter Gauge line stands testimony to the grandiose of what was once a highly popular city in the North-East.
Gallery Barak Bridge through Silchar Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (900 × 675 pixel, file size: 267 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A view of Sadarghat bridge over the Barak river in Silchar, Assam from a Boeing 737-200 aircraft. ...
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| AIR station and stadiums Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (900 × 675 pixel, file size: 310 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)All India Broadcasting Radio station as viewed aerially from Alliance Air Boeing 737-200 on approach to Silchar (VEKU) Airport File history Legend: (cur) = this...
| Silchar Airport Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 799 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (950 × 713 pixel, file size: 197 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Silchar Airport, shot upon alighting from Alliance Air Boeing 737-200, on a rainy day with 1000m visibility. ...
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