It was formally declared a new district of the state on 15 August 2015 by then Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi.

The Maidams (tumulus) of the Ahom kings and queens at Charaideo hillocks resemble the shape of small pyramids.

[10] During the reign of Sudangphaa (1397–1407), the relatively small Ahom kingdom was attacked by Mong Kwang, a Shan state in what is today Upper Burma.

A Mong Kwang army sent under General Ta-chin-Pao advanced upto Tipam but was subsequently defeated and pushed back as far as the Kham Jang territory.

[14] Languages of Charaideo district (2011)[15] At the time of the 2011 census, 75.64% of the population spoke Assamese, 7.64% Sadri, 4.22% Bengali, 3.20% Odia, 1.92% Hindi, 1.38% Nepali.