Barail

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Barail

(' big dike '). — Range of hills in North Cachar, Eastern Bengal and Assam, running east and west between 25 5' and 25 20' N. and 92 32' and 93 29' E., and connecting the Jaintia and Naga Hills. The range, which is for the most part composed of soft greenish sand- stone, has sharply serrated ridges, and is covered with dense forest and bamboo jungle. Several of the peaks are nearly 6,000 feet in height. The Jatinga river makes its way through these hills to the Barak, and the Assam-Bengal Railway has been carried up the valley of that river.