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West Tripura district

Coordinates:23°55′N91°30′E / 23.917°N 91.500°E /23.917; 91.500
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District in India India, Tripura
West Tripura district
District
Agartala North Gate; River scene in Agartala, West Tripura
Map
West Tripura district
Location in Tripura
StateTripura
CountryIndiaIndia
Established1 September 1970
SeatAgartala
Government
 • District MagistrateVishal Kumar, IAS[1]
 • Superintendent of policeKiran Kumar K., IPS
Area
 • Total
983.63 km2 (379.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
918,200
 • Density933.5/km2 (2,418/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali,Kokborok,English[2]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-TR-WT
Spoken languagesBengali,Kokborok
EthnicityBengali,Tripuri
Websitehttps://westtripura.nic.in/

West Tripura district is an administrativedistrict in the state ofTripura inIndia. The district headquarters are located atAgartala. As of 2012, it is the most populous ofTripura's eight districts.[3]

Agartala
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District profile

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The information provided below are taken from a book based on 2012 statistics, all the names, infos, details, etc. are in effect from and on 2012.[4]

NosInfoDetails
1Inauguration date1 September 1970
2Present DMVishal Kumar (IAS)
3First DMR Ghosh (IAS) from 5 November 1951 to 26 September 1954.
4Present SPKiran Kumar K (IPS)[5]
5Area in km2983.63
6Population Density1005
7Population(2011)988,192
8Rural Population577,453 (58%)
9Urban Population410,739 (42%)
10Literacy91.31% (♂ &♀ 94% & 88% respectively)
11BPL PopulationRural 62%, Urban 30%
12Cultivated Land40% of district area
13Irrigable Land14623 Hectares
14Power Connectivity140/147 Villages
15Self Help Groups5468
16Assembly Constituencies14 (SDR: 8 MNP:3 JRN: 3)
17TTAADC Constituencies5 (Sadar: 1 MNP:2 JRN: 2)
18Voters583,434
19No. of Colleges21

Divisions

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West Tripura district has three sub-divisions:Mohanpur Subdivision, Jirania Subdivision, andSadar Subdivision. It is split into nineblocks: Bamutia, Belbari, Dukli, Hezamara, Jirania, Lefunga, Mandwi, Mohanpur, Old Agartala.

Lok Sabha constituencies

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West Tripura district is located in two Lok Sabha constituencies:Tripura West (shared with South Tripura district), andTripura East (shared with South Tripura, Dhalai and North Tripura districts).

Demographics

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West Tripurans waiting in line.

According to the2011 census, West Tripura district has a population of 1,725,739 ranking it 281st nationally.[3] The district has a population density of 576 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,490/sq mi) .[3] Its population growth rate in 2001–2011 was 12.5%.[3] West Tripura has a sex ratio of 964 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 88.91%.[3] After reorganisation, the residual district had a population was 918,200.[6][3] 64.12% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled castes and tribes made up 192,475 (20.96%) and 176,596 (19.23%) of the population respectively.[3]

Religions in West Tripura district (2011)[7]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
92.70%
Islam
 
3.53%
Christianity
 
3.33%
Other or not stated
 
0.44%
Distribution of religions

West Tripura had 851,203 Hindus, 32,420 Muslims and 30,554 Christians.[7]

West TripuraUrban Pop. % of total populationSex ratio (♀ per 1000♂)Density Population
198115.29941364
199124.29946963
201142.00-1005
Languages of West Tripura district (2011)[8]
  1. Bengali (76.2%)
  2. Kokborok (17.7%)
  3. Hindi (2.04%)
  4. Others (4.04%)

In 2011, 76.23% of the population spokeBengali, 17.69%Kokborok and 2.04%Hindi as their first language.[8]

Flora and fauna

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In 1987, theSipahijola Wildlife Sanctuary was established in the West Tripura district, with an area of 18.5 km2.[9]

References

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  1. ^"who's who- West District, Government of Tripura - India".westtripura.nic.in. Retrieved11 April 2022.
  2. ^"Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015)"(PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. pp. 79–84. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 15 November 2016. Retrieved16 February 2016.
  3. ^abcdefg"District Census Handbook: West Tripura"(PDF).censusindia.gov.in.Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  4. ^"Home".tripurainfo.com.
  5. ^"West District - Tripura Police".tripurapolice.gov.in. Retrieved11 April 2022.
  6. ^"District Survey Report: West Tripura"(PDF).dste.tripura.gov.in. Department of Science Technology and Environment: Government of Tripura.
  7. ^ab"Table C-01 Population by Religion: West Tripura".censusindia.gov.in.Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  8. ^ab"Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Tripura".www.censusindia.gov.in.Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  9. ^Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment."Protected areas: Tripura". Archived fromthe original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved25 September 2011.

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