North Tripura district
District in Tripura, India
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North Tripura district is an administrative district in the state of Tripura, India. The district headquarters are in Dharmanagar. The district occupies an area of 1422.19 km2 and a population of 693,947 (as of 2024).
North Tripura district | |
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District | |
.JPG) River scene in North Tripura | |
 Location in Tripura | |
| Coordinates: 24°20′N 92°01′E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tripura |
| Headquarters | Dharmanagar |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,422.19 km2 (549.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 415,946 |
| • Density | 292.469/km2 (757.490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-TR |
| Website | http://northtripura.nic.in/ |
History
The area of North Tripura district was originally part of the princely state of Tripura until 9 September, 1949, when it merged with the Union of India. The district formed on 1 September, 1970, when the state was divided into three districts. On 14 April, 1995, Dhalai district was split off from North Tripura. From 21 January, 2012, four more districts were created, so a total of eight.
Divisions
Administrative divisions
North Tripura is divided into three sub-divisions:
| Name | Headquarters | Blocks | Location |
| Dharmanagar | Dharmanagar | Panisagar Kadamtala |  |
| Kailashahar | Kailashahar | Gaur Nagar Kumarghat |  |
| Kanchanpur | Kanchanpur | Dasda Pecharthal Damcherra Jampui Hill |  |
Subdivision & Blocks. There are 3 nos of Sub-Division and 8 nos of Blocks under North Tripura District.
Political constituencies
There are eleven assembly constituencies in this district: Pabiachhara, Fatikroy, Chandipur, Kailasahar, Kadamtala-Kurti, Bagbassa, Dharmanagar, Jubarajnagar, Panisagar, Pencharthal and Kanchanpur.
North Tripura district is in the Lok Sabha constituency of Tripura East, shared with Dhalai and South Tripura districts.
Villages
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, North Tripura has a population of 693,947. The overall literacy assessment survey (LAS), conducted by SLMA-2016, stated the literacy rate to be 97.22% (97.34 for males, 96.79% for females) and the sex ratio is 967:1000.
There are 35,000–40,000 members of the Bru (Reang) tribe in the district, who came as refugees from Mizoram after 1997 ethnic violence.[1]
Flora and fauna
In 1988, the Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary was established in North Tripura district. It has an area of 0.85 km2.[2]