Karbi Anglong District is one of the 27 administrative districts of Assam. In fact, it is the largest amongst all the districts. Karbi Anglong District is covered on the east by
Golaghat District, on the west by
Meghalaya and Marigaon District, on the north by Nagaon and Golaghat districts and on the south by North Cachar Hills District and
Nagaland. The administrative headquarters of Karbi Anglong District is located at Diphu town. Karbi Anglong District is positioned between 25 degrees 33 minutes to 26 degrees 35 minutes north latitudes and 92 degrees 10 minutes to 93 degrees 50 minutes east longitudes. This administrative district of Assam covers a total area of 10,434 sq km.
The Karbi Anglong Distrcit is situated in the central part of Assam. The district has extensive dense tropical forest covered hills and flat plains.
History of Karbi Anglong District
The birth of Karbi Anglong District took place on 17th November, 1951. The new district was formally created with some parts of Golaghat District, Nagaon,
Cachar District and United Khasi district of Meghalaya for all round development of the tribal folk of the Central Assam. It was followed by bifurcation of the former district of United Mikir and North Cachar Hills district into two separate districts under the name of `Mikir Hills` and North Cachar Hills district in 1970. The Mikir Hill district was again rechristened as `Karbi Anglong District` on 14th October, 1976 under government notification. Thus, Karbi Anglong District came into being as a full fledged separate district with its Head quarter at Diphu. This district enjoys autonomy under the provision of Sixth Schedule of the
Constitution of India.
Geography of Karbi Anglong District
Geography of Karbi Anglong District mostly consists of plains and covered hills. Due to variation in the topography, this hill zone experiences different climates in different parts. The winter commences from October and continues till February. During the summer season the atmosphere becomes humid. The temperature ranges from 6 degree to 12 degree and 23 degree to 32 degree Celsius in summer. The average rainfall is about 2416 mm. There are numerous rivers and tributaries in this district. Some of the prominent rivers of this district are Kopili River, Nambor River, Amreng River, Deopani River, Borpani River, Jamuna River, Kolioni River, Patradisha River, Dhansiri River and more. Even though, the district is dotted with hills, a few of them can be categorized into Mountain. Among them, the highest is the Singhason Peak which is at around1360 metres above the sea level.
People of Karbi Anglong District
Population of Karbi Anglong District is predominantly tribal. The major tribal ethnic groups of this district of Assam are Karbi tribe,
Bodo tribe, Kukis,
Dimasa tribe, Hmar tribe,
Garo tribe,
Naga tribe and Tiwas. Besides, a large number of non-tribal groups also live together in this hill region.
Economy of Karbi Anglong District
Karbi Anglong District is basically an agricultural district. Thus, its economy entirely depends on agriculture. Different types of agricultural crops are cultivated among which paddy is the main crop. Except for the valleys, the people in this region follow the jhum system of cultivation.
How to Reach Karbi Anglong District
Karbi Anglong District is well connected with other districts of the state through various routes. On the north it is covered by NH-36 and on the east by NH-39. Moreover, the north frontier railways pass through the district touching only a few points along the boundary. They are Hawaipur, Lamsakhang, Borlangphar, Langsoliet, Nilalung, Diphu, Doldoloi, Dhansiri, Rongapahar, Khotkhoti and Bokajan. However, there is no airport in the district. The airport in
Dimapur is 54 km away from Diphu being the nearest to the district.
Karbi Anglong District also has few industries as the district is abundant in raw materials.
