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Some Dimasa-Cachar people of northeast India have been demanding a separate state called Dimaraji or "Dimaland" for several decades.[when?] It would comprise the Dimasa-inhabited areas, namely Dima Hasao district, parts of Cachar district, parts of Nagaon district, Hojai district and Karbi Anglong district in Assam together with part of Dimapur district in Nagaland.[citation needed]
Dimaraji
Dimaland | |
|---|---|
  Dimaraji Location in Assam, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°18′N 93°10′E / 25.3°N 93.17°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Dimaraji |
| Government | |
| • Type | Dima Hasao Autonomous Territorial Council |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 420,664 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Dimasa language |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | AS-08 |
Proposed boundaries of the state
editThe proposed state's boundaries would include Dima Hasao, Cachar, parts of Nagaon, Hojai, and Karbi Anglong districts of Assam and part of Dimapur in Nagaland.[1][2][3]
According to the Dima Halam Daogah chief Dilip Nunisa, the proposed Dimaraji would comprise three districts: existing Dima Hasao, Garampani district and Borail.[4]
References
edit- ↑ "Times of India".
- ↑ "Economic Times India". The Times Of India. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on August 3, 2013.
- ↑ "India Times". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2013-07-17.
- ↑ SARMA, SARAT (24 September 2011). "DHD not to compromise". The Telegraph, Calcutta. Calcutta, India. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
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