# West Tripura district

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).

## 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
| 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 | Area in km$^2$ | 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

According to the 2011 census West Tripura district has a population of 1,725,739, roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia or the US state of Nebraska. This gives it a ranking of 281st in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 576 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,490/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.5%. West Tripura has a sex ratio of 964 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 88.91%. After reorganisation, the residual district had a population was 918,200. 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.
Religions in West Tripura district (2011) :
| Religion | Religion | Percent | Percent |
| Hinduism | Hinduism | 92.70% | 92.70% |
| Islam | Islam | 3.53% | 3.53% |
| Christianity | Christianity | 3.33% | 3.33% |
| Other or not stated | Other or not stated | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| Distribution of religions |||||
West Tripura had 851,203 Hindus, 32,420 Muslims and 30,554 Christians.
| 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 |
* Bengali (76.23%)
* Kokborok (17.69%)
* Hindi (2.04%)
* Others (4.04%)
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.

## Flora and fauna

In 1987 West Tripura district became home to the Sipahijola Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of 18.5 km$^2$.