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West Tripura | |
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District | |
River scene in Agartala, West Tripura | |
Location in Tripura | |
State | Tripura |
Country | India ![]() |
Seat | Agartala |
Government | |
• District Magistrate | Vishal Kumar, IAS[1] |
• Superintendent of police | Kiran Kumar K., IPS |
Area | |
• Total | 983.63 km2 (379.78 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 918,200 |
• Density | 930/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, Kokborok, English[2] |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-TR-WT |
Spoken languages | Bengali, Kokborok |
Ethnicity | Bengali, Tripuri |
Website | http://westtripura.nic.in/ |
West Tripura is an administrative district in the state of Tripura in India. The district headquarters are located at Agartala. As of 2012 it is the most populous district of Tripura (out of 8).[3]
Geography
Climate
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District Profile
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]
Nos | Info | Details |
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1 | Inauguration date | 1 September 1970 |
2 | Present DM | Vishal Kumar (IAS) |
3 | First DM | R Ghosh (IAS) from 5 November 1951 to 26 September 1954. |
4 | Present SP | Kiran Kumar K (IPS)[5] |
5 | Area in km2 | 983.63 |
6 | Population Density | 1005 |
7 | Population(2011) | 988,192 |
8 | Rural Population | 577,453 (58%) |
9 | Urban Population | 410,739 (42%) |
10 | Literacy | 91.31% (♂ & ♀ 94% & 88% respectively) |
11 | BPL Population | Rural 62%, Urban 30% |
12 | Cultivated Land | 40% of district area |
13 | Irrigable Land | 14623 Hectares |
14 | Power Connectivity | 140/147 Villages |
15 | Self Help Groups | 5468 |
16 | Assembly Constituencies | 14 (SDR: 8 MNP:3 JRN: 3) |
17 | TTAADC Constituencies | 5 (Sadar: 1 MNP:2 JRN: 2) |
18 | Voters | 583,434 |
19 | No. of Colleges | 21 |
Divisions
West Tripura District has Three sub-divisions:
- Mohanpur Subdivision
- Jirania Subdivision
- Sadar Subdivision
West Tripura District has 9 Blocks:
- Bamutia
- Belbari
- Dukli
- Hezamara
- Jirania
- Lefunga
- Mandwi
- Mohanpur
- Old Agartala
Lok Sabha constituencies
West Tripura district is located in two Lok Sabha constituencies: Tripura West (shared with South Tripura district), and Tripura East (shared with South Tripura, Dhalai and North Tripura districts).
Demographics
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According to the 2011 census West Tripura district has a population of 1,725,739,[3] roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia[6] or the US state of Nebraska.[7] This gives it a ranking of 281st in India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district has a population density of 576 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,490/sq mi) .[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.5%.[3] West Tripura has a sex ratio of 964 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 88.91%.[3] After reorganisation, the residual district had a population was 918,200.[8][3] 64.12% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 192,475 (20.96%) and 176,596 (19.23%) of the population respectively.[3]
West Tripura had 851,203 Hindus, 32,420 Muslims and 30,554 Christians.[9]
West Tripura | Urban Pop. % of total population | Sex ratio (♀ per 1000 ♂) | Density Population |
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1981 | 15.29 | 941 | 364 |
1991 | 24.29 | 946 | 963 |
2011 | 42.00 | - | 1005 |
At the time of the 2011 census, 76.23% of the population spoke Bengali, 17.69% Kokborok and 2.04% Hindi as their first language.[10]
Flora and fauna
In 1987 West Tripura district became home to the Sipahijola Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of 18.5 km2.[11]
References
- ^ "who's who- West District, Government of Tripura - India". westtripura.nic.in. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "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 from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "District Census Handbook: West Tripura" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "Home". tripurainfo.com.
- ^ "West District - Tripura Police". tripurapolice.gov.in. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Gambia, The 1,797,860 July 2011 est.
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
Nebraska 1,826,341
- ^ "District Survey Report: West Tripura" (PDF). dste.tripura.gov.in. Department of Science Technology and Environment: Government of Tripura.
- ^ a b "Table C-01 Population by Religion: West Tripura". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Tripura". Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
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