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Kalain
(The Gateway of Barak Valley) | |
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Town | |
  Kalain Location in Assam  Kalain Kalain (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°58′05″N 92°34′19″E / 24.968°N 92.572°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Katigorah Assam |
| District | Cachar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | AS 11 |
Kalain is situated in a strategic location of the Cachar district of Assam, India. It is about 28.5 kilometres (17.7 mi) from the district headquarters, Silchar, and is called the Gateway to Barak Valley. There are three railway stations that connect Kalain smoothly to rest of the valley and the state of Assam; one at Hilara,[1] one at Sukritipur.[2] and one at Bihara[3]
Moreover, Kalain is 300 kilometres (190 mi) east of Guwahati and 190 kilometres from Shillong, 187 kilometres from Mawlynnong- the village that featured as the cleanest village in Asia. It is the main town in the Katigorah (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Assam.