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.
Geography
Climate
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 | Sandeep Mahatme |
| 3 | First DM | R Ghosh from 5 November 1951 to 26 September 1954. |
| 4 | Present SP | RGK Rao |
| 5 | Area in km2 | 983.63 |
| 6 | Population Density | 1005 |
| 7 | Population | 988,192 |
| 8 | Rural Population | 577,453 |
| 9 | Urban Population | 410,739 |
| 10 | Literacy | 91.31% |
| 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 |
| 17 | TTAADC Constituencies | 5 |
| 18 | Voters | 583,434 |
| 19 | No. of Colleges | 21 |
Divisions
West Tripura District has Threesub-divisions:- Sadar Subdivision
- Mohanpur Subdivision
- Jirania Subdivision
- Mohanpur
- Hezamara
- Lefunga
- Bamutia
- Old Agartala
- Jirania
- Mandwi
- Belbari
- Dukli
Lok Sabha constituencies
Religion and 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. The district has a population density of . 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%.| West Tripura | Urban Pop. % of total population | Sex ratio | Density Population |
| 1981 | 15.29 | 941 | 364 |
| 1991 | 24.29 | 946 | 963 |
| 2011 | 42.00 | - | 1005 |