Lakhipur
Sign in to saveLakhipur (), is a town and a municipal board in Cachar district in the Indian state of Assam. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Lakhipur Sub-Division, one of the three sub-divisions of Cachar. Situated in the scenic Barak Valley, Lakhipur lies close to the border of Manipur, making it an important trade and transit point between the two states. The region is known for its tea gardens, diverse communities, and a mix of Bengali, Manipuri, and Dimasa cultural influences.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Lakhipur
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Assam#India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Assam, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Assam
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Cachar
- Settlement.named_for
- Kachari King Lakshmi Narayana Hasnusa
- Settlement.governing_body
- Lakhipur Municipal Board
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 22
- Settlement.population_total
- 10,277
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.demographics_type1
- Languages
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Cachar district
- Elevation
- 22
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Dialing code
- 3842
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- postal code
- 788103
- different from
- Lakhipur, Goalpara
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- Demographics
- Administration
- Economy
- Lakhipur Sub-Division
- Notable People
- See also
- References
Lakhipur (), is a town and a municipal board in Cachar district in the Indian state of Assam. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Lakhipur Sub-Division, one of the three sub-divisions of Cachar. Situated in the scenic Barak Valley, Lakhipur lies close to the border of Manipur, making it an important trade and transit point between the two states. The region is known for its tea gardens, diverse communities, and a mix of Bengali, Manipuri, and Dimasa cultural influences.
==Etymology== One tradition holds that the name Lakhipur derives from the Hindu goddess Lakshmi (symbol of wealth and prosperity). Another theory attributes the name to notable Dimasa Kachari King Laxminarayan, who ruled this part of the country in ancient times.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lakhipur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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