Belonia
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Belonia is a town and a nagar panchayat
in South Tripura district
in the state of Tripura
, India
. It is also the head-quarters of Belonia sub-division. It is linked with Agartala, the state capital, with highway via Udaipur
, the district head-quarters.
Belonia is located at 23.25°N 91.45°E. It has an average elevation of 23 metres (75 feet).
, Belonia had a population of 15,687. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Belonia has an average literacy
rate of 95%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 54% of the males and 46% of females literate. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Nagar Panchayat
A nagar palika or nagar panchayat is a form of an urban political unit in India comparable to a municipality.An urban centre with more than 30,000 and less than 100,000 inhabitants is classified as a nagar panchayat....
in South Tripura district
South Tripura district
South Tripura is an administrative district in the state of Tripura in northeastern India.-History:The district came into existence on 1 September 1970, when the entire state was divided in to three districts.-Geography:...
in the state of Tripura
Tripura
Tripura is a state in North-East India, with an area of . It is the third smallest state of India, according to area. Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south, and west. The Indian states of Assam and Mizoram lie to the east. The capital is Agartala and the main languages spoken are...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is also the head-quarters of Belonia sub-division. It is linked with Agartala, the state capital, with highway via Udaipur
Udaipur, Tripura
Udaipur is a town and a nagar panchayat in the Indian state of Tripura. This city is famous for the Tripura Sundari temple. It is also the head-quarters of South Tripura district. Udaipur is about 55 km from Agartala, the capital of Tripura.Udaipur is also called as Lake City. There are lots of...
, the district head-quarters.
Geography
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Belonia had a population of 15,687. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Belonia has an average literacy
Literacy
Literacy has traditionally been described as the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently and think critically about printed material.Literacy represents the lifelong, intellectual process of gaining meaning from print...
rate of 95%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 54% of the males and 46% of females literate. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.