Cachar district
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 Cachar (Assamese and Sylheti: কাছাড় Kasaŗ, Bengali: কাছাড় Kachhaŗ) is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters are located at Silchar. The district occupies an area of 3786 km² and has a population of 1,442,141 (as of 2001).Bengali has a status of Official Language in this district. Silchar is one of the most important business centres of Assam. It is also one of the 6 cities of Assam to have an airport. NIT Silchar is one of best engineering colleges in India. Though Indian states are formed based on language, surprisingly Cachar continued to be a part of Assam instead of being merged with Bengali speaking Tripura. Barak is the main river of this area. External links
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