Barak Valley
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Barak Valley is situated in the southern part of the Indian state of Assam. The main city of the valley is Silchar. The place is named after the Barak river. Barak valley mainly consists of three districts namely Cachar, Karimganj, and Hailakandi. Karimganj, the district headquarters of Karimgnaj district, is the second largest town in valley. It is considered as the cultural center of Barak valley.
The official language of Barak valley is Bangla. However, majority of people speak a dialect, which is known as Sylheti Bangla. Religious composition of the valley population is Hindu:50%,Muslim:46%,and others 4%. Hindus are majority in Cachar (60)% while Muslims are majority in Karimganj (53%) and Hailakandi (57%).
Apart from Sylheti Bengalis, Barak Valley also is the home land of Manipuris(Both Bishnupriya and Meiti), Cacharis,Rongmai Nagas,and tea garden labourers.[1]
Official language: Assamese, Bengali
Regional language: Sylheti
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