It was formedin 2016 from Thoubal district, prior to which it was a subdivision of the latter.

At the time of the 2011 census, Kakching district had a population of 135,481.

Kakching had a sex ratio of 1003 females per 1000 males.

The district is divided into two sub-divisions: The four Vidhan Sabha constituencies located within the undivided district are Kakching, Hiyanglam, Sugnu and Wabagai.

Th.Kirankumar IAS is the first DC of Kakching district appointed by the Government of Manipur on 8 December 2016 and S.Goutam Singh, IPS is the first Superintendent of Police of Kakching district.