West Tripura district
District in Tripura, India
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West Tripura district 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 of Tripura's eight districts.[3]
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West Tripura district | |
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District | |
.JPG) Agartala North Gate; River scene in Agartala, West Tripura | |
 Location in Tripura | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tripura |
| Established | 1 September 1970 |
| Headquarters | 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 | 933.5/km2 (2,418/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 | https://westtripura.nic.in/ |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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, and Sadar Subdivision. It is split into nine 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
According to the 2011 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]
West Tripura had 851,203 Hindus, 32,420 Muslims and 30,554 Christians.[7]
| West Tripura | Urban Pop. % of total population | Sex ratio (♀ per 1000 ♂) | Density Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 15.29 | 941 | 364 |
| 1991 | 24.29 | 946 | 963 |
| 2011 | 42.00 | - | 1005 |
In 2011, 76.23% of the population spoke Bengali, 17.69% Kokborok and 2.04% Hindi as their first language.[8]
Flora and fauna
In 1987, the Sipahijola Wildlife Sanctuary was established in the West Tripura district, with an area of 18.5 km2.[9]
