Hailakandi District

Population: 659260 (2011)

State: Assam

Language: Assamese, Manipuri

Headquarters: Hailakandi

 

Date of formation: Hailakandi District was carved out of Cachar District in 1989.           

Area: 1327 square kilometers

Density of population: 497 people per square kilometer                     

Literacy Rate: 75.26 % - Male: 81.61 %, Female: 68.54 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:946                                                                 

 

Boundaries of Hailakandi District

 

North: River Barak

South and East: Mizoram

West: Karimganj District, Assam

 

Hailakandi District Average Rainfall: 2873 mm

Hailakandi District Average Temperature in Summer: 30 deg C

Hailakandi District Average Temperature in Winter: 9 deg C

Relative Humidity: 85%

 

HAILAKANDI DISTRICT MAP

 

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Major Rivers: Katakhal River

Development Blocks: Algapur, Hailakandi, Lala, Katlicherra, South Hailakandi

Assembly Constituencies: Hailakandi, Katlicherra Grant, Algapur

 

Hailakandi District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Siddyashar Bari Sibmandir at Badarpur Ghat

2. Pach Pirr Mukam

 

Hailakandi District Facts: It is one of the 11 most backward districts of Assam that is getting grants from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Program. This is the third least populous district in Assam after Dima Hasao District and Chirang District. There are more than 17 tea estates located here.    

 

Major Agricultural Products: Paddy, arecanut, coconut, pulses, banana, sugarcane, pine apple, potato, maize, vegetables

 

Hospitals: Hailakandi Civil Hospital

 

Educational Institutions: Srikishana Sarda College, Abdul Latif Choudhury College, Sashi Bushan Institute of Open Learning College, Sanskrit College, ETC, Hailakandi, Govt. V.M.H.S. School

 

What is Hailakandi District Famous For: Tea estates

 

Famous People From Hailakandi District: Abdul Matlib Mazumdar

 

People: Meitei, Bishnupriya, Kuki, Reang, Chakma, Muslims

 

Hailakandi District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Thursday Jun 14 , 2012

 

Places in Hailakandi District