Haflang

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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.

Haflang

Head-quarters of the North Cachar subdivision, in Gachar District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, situated in 25° \\' N. and 93° 1' E. Haflang stands on the top of a hill, on the north side of the main section of the Bar ail range. The Subdivisional Magis- trate's court was transferred to this place from Gunjong in 1896, as it then began to acquire considerable importance as the head-quarters of the hill section of the Assam-Bengal Railway. The station is prettily laid out, and commands a fine view of the highest peaks of the Barail and of the surrounding ranges. The railway runs round Haflang hill in a loop nearly 10 miles in length, though the distance through the saddle is less than half a mile. The population in 1901 was 840.