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The Current Local Date and Time in Silchar, India

Time Zone UTC +5:30 IST India Standard Time

Where is Silchar? (India - Assam)

Silchar is a city and comune in Assam, India
Latitude 24.7904 Longitude 92.7900

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Information about Silchar city in Assam, India

City: Silchar, Assam

Dial Code: +91

Country: India, Republic of India

Capital: New Delhi

Abbreviations: IN, IND

Time Zone: UTC +5:30 IST India Standard Time

IND Local Time Date and Timezone

City of Silchar

Silchar is a city and the headquarters of the Cachar district of the state of Assam, India. It is second largest city of Assam after Guwahati in terms of population and GDP. It is also administrative capital of Barak Valley division. It is located 343 kilometres (213 mi; 185 nmi) south east of Guwahati. It was founded by Captain Thomas Fisher in 1832 when he shifted the headquarters of Cachar to Janiganj in Silchar. It earned the moniker "Island of Peace" from Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India. Silchar is the site of the world's first polo club and the first competitive polo match. In 1985, an Air India flight from Kolkata to Silchar became the world's first all-women crew flight. Silchar was a tea town and Cachar club was the meeting point for tea planters.
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