West Tripura District, Tripura

West Tripura District is an administrative district in the state of Tripura, India. The district headquarters is located at Agartala. Kokborok, Bengali and Hindi are the main languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total geographical area of 2,993 km², including 2,779.18 km² of rural area and 213.82 km² of urban area.

List of Subdivisions in West Tripura District

West Tripura District is divided into 3 Subdivisions for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 112 villages under these subdivisions. The table below lists each subdivision along with village count and geographical area.

Sl. No.SubdivisionVillagesArea (km²)
1Jirania34
2Mohanpur33
3Sadar45

Population of West Tripura District

As per the Census 2011, West Tripura District has a total population of 17,25,739 people, consisting of 8,79,428 males and 8,46,311 females. There are 4,10,565 households in the district with an average population density of 577 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population17,25,73910,48,1016,77,638
Male Population8,79,4285,36,7203,42,708
Female Population8,46,3115,11,3813,34,930
Total Households4,10,5652,42,3241,68,241
Population Density577 / km²377 / km²3,169 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the district has 13,61,354 literate people and 1,90,850 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 3,38,094 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 4,31,944 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)1,90,8501,27,11863,732
Literate Population13,61,3547,89,0025,72,352
Illiterate Population3,64,3852,59,0991,05,286
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population3,38,0941,86,4631,51,631
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population4,31,9444,02,74629,198

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.