# West Tripura District, Tripura – Sub-districts & Towns

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District · Tripura 

# West Tripura district

West Tripura is a district of Tripura, the most populous of 4 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,725,739 people** in 17 sub-districts, 21 towns and 287 villages; 39% lived in towns. The largest town is [Agartala](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/area-not-under-any-sub-district/agartala/) (400,004).

- 1,725,739people (2011)
- 17sub-districts
- 21towns
- 88.7%literacy

## Who lives in West Tripura?

West Tripura had **1,725,739 people** at the 2011 Census — 47.0% of Tripura's population and the largest of 4 districts of Tripura by population. There were 962 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Tripura figure of 960; 2nd of 4 districts of Tripura). Among children under 7 the ratio was 952 girls per 1,000 boys (the Tripura figure is 957). An average household had 4.2 people, against 4.3 across Tripura.

## How literate is West Tripura?

88.7% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Tripura's 87.2%), the highest of 4 districts of Tripura. Men were at 92.5% and women at 84.7% — a gap of 7.8 points (it is 8.8 points across Tripura). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Area not under any Sub-district](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/area-not-under-any-sub-district/) (94.3%) and lowest in [Mungiakumi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/mungiakumi/) (73.2%).

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 West Tripura do for a living?

40.5% of people worked in 2011 (women: 23.4%). Of all workers, 14% farmed their own land, 13% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 47% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 25% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 26% of workers here, against 31% across Tripura. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Boxanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/boxanagar/) (58% of workers in farming) and the least is [Area not under any Sub-district](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/area-not-under-any-sub-district/) (3% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 14 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (13%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 47 (47%) · **■** Marginal 25 (25%)

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 West Tripura

39.3% of people lived in towns and cities (above Tripura's 26.2%), the most urban of 4 districts of Tripura. The Census counted 21 towns: 6 statutory towns with a municipality and 15 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 59% 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 West Tripura

West Tripura had 287 census villages, 281 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 3,730 people; 70 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Majlishpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/jirania/majlishpur/) (17,142), [Krishnapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/teliamura/krishnapur/) (14,514), [Ganki](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/khowai/ganki/) (13,524), [Fatikchhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/mohanpur/fatikchhara/) (12,673) and [Melaghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/melaghar/melaghar/) (12,379).

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

## Population of West Tripura compared with Tripura

■ West Tripura · ■ Tripura

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.7%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**957

Working population ****40.5%**

**40.0%

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

## Homes and amenities in West Tripura

Of every 100 households in West Tripura in 2011, 78 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ West Tripura · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

Toilet within the home ****90%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

Tap water ****33%**

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

Use banking services ****80%**

Television ****57%**

Mobile phone ****54%**

Computer with internet ****2%**

Two-wheeler ****11%**

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

None of these assets ****19%**

Own their home ****90%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of West Tripura

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Mohanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/mohanpur/) 163,639 20 4 

[Hezamara](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/hezamara/) 35,628 20 0 

[Padmabil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/padmabil/) 35,534 18 0 

[Khowai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/khowai/) 64,998 13 0 

[Tulashikhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/tulashikhar/) 43,459 23 0 

[Kalyanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/kalyanpur/) 46,579 13 0 

[Teliamura](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/teliamura/) 68,269 13 0 

[Mungiakumi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/mungiakumi/) 29,167 14 0 

[Mandai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/mandai/) 44,670 17 0 

[Jirania](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/jirania/) 142,269 15 4 

[Dukli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/dukli/) 118,886 6 5 

[Jampuijala](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/jampuijala/) 45,682 19 0 

[Bishalgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/bishalgarh/) 166,253 34 1 

[Boxanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/boxanagar/) 51,707 16 0 

[Melaghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/melaghar/) 121,474 28 1 

[Kathalia](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/kathalia/) 62,489 18 0 

[Area not under any Sub-district](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/area-not-under-any-sub-district/) 485,036 0 6 

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 in West Tripura

- Agartala · 400,004
- Bishalgarh · 21,085
- Teliamura · 21,032
- Charipara · 19,598
- Khowai · 18,526
- Dukli · 16,941
- Madhuban · 16,579
- Taranagar · 15,481
- Gandhigram · 14,572
- Madhupur · 14,105
- Radhakishorenagar · 13,866
- Anandanagar · 13,814
- Ranirbazar · 13,104
- Singarbil · 12,917
- Bankimnagar · 11,949
- Gakulnagar · 11,369
- Uttar Champamura · 11,359
- Sonamura · 11,285
- Narsingarh · 7,404
- Briddhanagar · 7,041
- Chandigarh · 5,607

## Largest villages in West Tripura

- Majlishpur · 17,142
- Krishnapur · 14,514
- Ganki · 13,524
- Fatikchhara · 12,673
- Melaghar · 12,379
- Sobhapur · 12,245
- Paschim Singhichhara · 11,127
- Purba Barjalai · 10,964
- Barjala · 10,551
- Brajapur · 10,515
- Purba Debendranagar · 10,097
- Kalkalia · 9,827
- Bamutia · 9,804
- Debendrachandranagar · 9,231
- Moharchhara · 9,171
- Laxmibil · 9,046
- Chebri · 9,019
- Bishalgarh · 8,626
- Srinagar · 8,618
- Amtali · 8,463

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

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in West Tripura?17: Mohanpur, Hezamara, Padmabil, Khowai, Tulashikhar, Kalyanpur, Teliamura, Mungiakumi, Mandai, Jirania, Dukli, Jampuijala…
- What is the population of West Tripura district?1,725,739 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in West Tripura?Agartala