West 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 India

India

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. The district headquarters are located at Agartala. As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Tripura (out of 4).

Climate

Divisions

West Tripura District has five sub-divisions

Subdivisions of India

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:

• Sadar Subdivision
• Bishalgarh Subdivision
• Sonamura Subdivision
• Khowai Subdivision
• Teliamura Subdivision

West Tripura District has 16 Blocks:

• Mohanpur
• Hezamara
• Jirania
• Mandwi
• Bishalgarh
• Dukli
• Jampuijala
• Melaghar
• Boxanagar
• Kathalia
• Khowai
• Padmabhil
• Tulashikar
• Kalyanpur
• Teliamura
• Mungiakami

Lok Sabha constituencies

West Tripura district is located 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 South 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 South Tripura, Dhalai and North Tripura districts).

Demographics

According to the 2011 census

2011 census of India

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  has a population

Demographics of India

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 of 1,724,619 , roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia

The Gambia

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 or the US state of Nebraska

Nebraska

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. This gives it a ranking of 281st in India (out of a total of 640

Districts of India

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). The district has a population density of 576 PD/sqkm . Its population growth rate

Family planning in India

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 over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.5 %. West Tripura has a sex ratio

Sex ratio

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 of 964 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 88.91 %.

Flora and fauna

In 1987 West Tripura district became home to the Sipahijola Wildlife Sanctuary

Sipahijola Wildlife Sanctuary

Sipahijola Wildlife Sanctuary is a Wildlife Sanctuary in Tripura, India. It covers an area of about and is located about from the city centre. It is a woodland with an artificial lake and natural botanical and zoological gardens...

, which has an area of 18.5 km².

External links

• Official Website of West Tripura District