The area of the Ingushskiy okrug made up part of the North Caucasian Federal District of Russia.

Established in 1862 as a military district of the Terek Oblast, it existed for approximately 9 years.

[7][8][b] In 1865, after the resettlement of Karabulaks to Turkey, Karabulakskiy Uchastok was abolished and its lands were ceded to nearby Cossack stanitsas.

[10] On February 2, 1870, a project was approved to establish an agricultural farm and school in the Ingush district.

[12] In administrative terms, initially in 1862 Ingushkiy Okrug was divided into 4 subcounties (uchastoks) and the lands of the villages on the Sunzha subordinate to the Terek Cossack army.