About Silchar
Silchar is a city in Assam, India with a population of 178,865. It is the 286th largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, and the 3,214th largest worldwide. It lies 1,603 km from New Delhi.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 57
Elevation
24 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
24.827, 92.798
Record updated
2025-02-26
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 3,732 in IndiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.