Barak Valley in Assam
E643248
Barak Valley in Assam is a Bengali-majority region in northeastern India known for its strong linguistic and cultural identity, particularly around the Bengali language movement.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barak Valley | 0 |
| Barak Valley region of Assam | 1 |
| Barak Valley–Tripura region (broader socio-economic zone) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
region ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionCount | 3 districts ⓘ |
| borderProximity |
Bangladesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mizoram NERFINISHED ⓘ Tripura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| comprisesDistrict |
Cachar district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hailakandi district NERFINISHED ⓘ Karimganj district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalRegionOf | Bengal cultural sphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicFeature |
high proportion of Bengali Hindus
ⓘ
significant Bengali Muslim population ⓘ |
| dominantScript | Bengali script ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
rice cultivation
ⓘ
tea cultivation ⓘ trade with Bangladesh ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
celebration of Bengali New Year (Pohela Boishakh)
ⓘ
celebration of Durga Puja ⓘ observance of Language Martyrs Day related to 1961 movement ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | Assam University (Silchar campus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnolinguisticMajority | Bengali people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorityLanguage | Bengali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMedia |
Bengali-language newspapers
ⓘ
Bengali-language television channels (regional) ⓘ |
| hasMovementLegacy | commemoration of 19 May as Language Martyrs Day in Silchar ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguageDemand | recognition of Bengali as official language in the valley ⓘ |
| hasPrincipalCity | Silchar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportHub | Silchar railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAffiliation | part of colonial Sylhet district before Partition of India ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Bengali cultural identity
ⓘ
Bengali language movement NERFINISHED ⓘ strong linguistic identity ⓘ |
| languageMovementCause | opposition to imposition of Assamese as sole official language in Assam ⓘ |
| languageMovementEvent | 1961 Silchar language movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticConflict | Bengali–Assamese language tensions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Assam
ⓘ
Northeast India ⓘ eastern Himalayan foothill region (broadly Northeast India) ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Barak River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | state of Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIssue | language policy in Assam ⓘ |
| postPartitionChange | separated from Sylhet after 1947 and remained in India ⓘ |
| regionalIdentity | Bengali-majority region within Assamese-majority state ⓘ |
| religiousComposition |
Hindu majority in several areas
ⓘ
sizable Muslim minority ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Barak River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Barak Valley–Tripura region (broader socio-economic zone)
this entity surface form:
Barak Valley region of Assam