# Tripura – Districts List, Cities, Population & Literacy (Census 2011)

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# Tripura

Tripura is a state of India with its capital at Agartala. At the 2011 Census it was home to **3,673,917 people** — 0.3% of India and 23rd of 36 states and union territories — in 4 districts, 42 towns and 875 villages. 26% lived in towns, and literacy was 87.2% (above the national 73.0%).

- 3,673,917people (2011)
- 4districts (2011)
- 42towns
- 87.2%literacy

## Who lives in Tripura?

Tripura had **3,673,917 people** at the 2011 Census — 0.3% of India's population and 23rd of 36 states and union territories by population. There were 960 women for every 1,000 men (above the India figure of 943; 15th of 36 states and union territories). Among children under 7 the ratio was 957 girls per 1,000 boys (the India figure is 918). An average household had 4.3 people, against 4.9 across India.

## How literate is Tripura?

87.2% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above India's 73.0%), 5th of 36 states and union territories. Men were at 91.5% and women at 82.7% — a gap of 8.8 points (it is 16.2 points across India). Among its districts, literacy is highest in [West Tripura](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/) (88.7%) and lowest in [South Tripura](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/south-tripura/) (84.7%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Tripura do for a living?

40.0% of people worked in 2011 (women: 23.6%). Of all workers, 17% farmed their own land, 14% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 41% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 27% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 31% of workers here, against 38% across India. The most farm-dependent of its districts is [South Tripura](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/south-tripura/) (38% of workers in farming) and the least is [West Tripura](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/) (26% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 17 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (41%) · **■** Marginal 27 (27%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Tripura

26.2% of people lived in towns and cities (below India's 31.1%), 24th of 36 states and union territories. The Census counted 42 towns: 16 statutory towns with a municipality and 26 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Agartala](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/area-not-under-any-sub-district/agartala/) with 400,004 people, home to 42% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Tripura

Tripura had 875 census villages, 863 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 3,143 people; 149 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Gachirampara](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/north-tripura/dasda/gachirampara/) (21,601), [Majlishpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/jirania/majlishpur/) (17,142), [Churaibari](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/north-tripura/kadamtala/churaibari/) (16,540), [Krishnapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/teliamura/krishnapur/) (14,514) and [Central Catchment R.F.](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/north-tripura/dasda/central-catchment-r-f/) (14,476).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Where is Tripura, and what is it like?

The capital is [Agartala](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/area-not-under-any-sub-district/agartala/). It covers 10,486 km², so in 2011 there were about 350 people per km². It borders [Assam](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/) and [Mizoram](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/).

Source: [Wikidata (CC0) — capital, area, languages, neighbours; retrieved 2026-10-29](https://www.wikidata.org/).

### Weather and best time to visit

At Agartala, the hottest month is May (average 29 °C), the coldest Jan (18 °C), and the wettest Jun (434 mm of rain). The most comfortable months are **November to March**.

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Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Population of Tripura compared with India

■ Tripura · ■ India

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**73.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**918

Working population ****40.0%**

**39.8%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Districts of Tripura

District People Sub-districts Towns Literacy 

[West Tripura](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/) 1,725,739 17 21 88.7% 

[South Tripura](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/south-tripura/) 876,001 12 10 84.7% 

[North Tripura](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/north-tripura/) 693,947 9 7 87.5% 

[Dhalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/dhalai/) 378,230 6 4 85.7% 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Boundaries and names as at the 2011 Census; districts created since then are not shown separately.

## Largest cities and towns in Tripura

- Agartala · 400,004
- Dharmanagar · 40,595
- Udaipur · 32,758
- Kailasahar · 22,405
- Bishalgarh · 21,085
- Teliamura · 21,032
- Belonia · 19,996
- Charipara · 19,598
- Khowai · 18,526
- Dukli · 16,941
- Madhuban · 16,579
- Ambassa · 16,285
- Taranagar · 15,481
- Kanchanpur · 15,341
- Panisagar · 14,758
- Gandhigram · 14,572
- Madhupur · 14,105
- Radhakishorenagar · 13,866
- Anandanagar · 13,814
- Ranirbazar · 13,104

## Quick answers

- What is the capital of Tripura?Agartala
- What is the area of Tripura?10,486 km²
- Which states border Tripura?Assam and Mizoram
- When is the best time to visit Tripura?November to March
- What is the literacy rate of Tripura?87.2% (Census 2011)
- What is the sex ratio of Tripura?960 women per 1,000 men (Census 2011)
- How many districts are in Tripura?4 (Census 2011)
- What is the population of Tripura?3,673,917 (Census 2011)
- Which is the most populous district of Tripura?West Tripura
- Which is the largest city in Tripura?Agartala