South Tripura is an administrative district

District

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 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...

 in northeastern India

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.

History

The district came into existence on 1 September 1970, when the entire state was divided in to three districts.

Geography

The district occupies an area

Area

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 of 2152 km² and The district headquarters are located at 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...

. It is around 48 km from the state capital, Agartala. Udaipur is famous for the historic Matabari Temple. Also known as the city of lakes, it is an avid tourist destination.

Divisions

District has five sub divisions (Udaipur, Amarpur, Belonia, Sabroom and Santirbazar). Tirthmukh another pilgrimage centre is also located in this district in Amarpur Sub Division.

The district resides in two Lok Sabha constituencies: Tripura West

Tripura West (Lok Sabha Constituency)

Tripura West Lok Sabha constituency is one of two Lok Sabha constituencies in Tripura state in northeastern India. It includes the state capital Agartala.-Assembly segments:Tripura West Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments :...

 (shared with West Tripura district) and Tripura East

Tripura East (Lok Sabha Constituency)

Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency is one of the two Lok Sabha constituencies in Tripura state in northeastern India. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes...

 (shared with Dhalai and North Tripura districts).

Demographics

According to the 2011 census

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  has a population

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 of 875,144 , roughly equal to the nation of Fiji

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 or the US state of Delaware

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. This gives it a ranking of 471st in India (out of a total of 640

Districts of India

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). The district has a population density of 286 PD/sqkm . Its population growth rate

Family planning in India

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 over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.03 %. South Tripura has a sex ratio

Sex ratio

Sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. The primary sex ratio is the ratio at the time of conception, secondary sex ratio is the ratio at time of birth, and tertiary sex ratio is the ratio of mature organisms....

 of 957 females

Women in India

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 for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate

Literacy in India

Literacy in India is key for socio-economic progress, and the Indian literacy rate grew to 74.04% in 2011 from 12% at the end of British rule in 1947. Although this was a greater than sixfold improvement, the level is well below the world average literacy rate of 84%, and India currently has the...

 of 85.41 %.

Flora and fauna

In 1987 South Tripura district became home to the Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of 195 km². It is also home to the Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary, which was established in 1988 and has an area of 390 km².

External links

• Official Website of South Tripura District