Barak Valley 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%).
Because of the large scale illegal migration from Bangladesh the dominant ethnic group of the Barak Valley are the [[Bengalis] ]the original inhabitants of silchar like Meiteis,Cacharis,Meitei pangals and Rongmei Nagas are reduced to minority today. This is in contrast to the ethnic Assamese of the Brahmaputra valley, as well as the Tibeto-Burman Bodos of Bodoland. An anti-Bengali and anti-Barak sentiment is felt by many Brahmaputra Assamese. source: wikipedia
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%).
Because of the large scale illegal migration from Bangladesh the dominant ethnic group of the Barak Valley are the [[Bengalis] ]the original inhabitants of silchar like Meiteis,Cacharis,Meitei pangals and Rongmei Nagas are reduced to minority today. This is in contrast to the ethnic Assamese of the Brahmaputra valley, as well as the Tibeto-Burman Bodos of Bodoland. An anti-Bengali and anti-Barak sentiment is felt by many Brahmaputra Assamese. source: wikipedia
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