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Attained statehood in: 1972.
State Capital: Agartala
Bordering states/countries:
| East |
Assam & Mizoram |
| West |
Bangladesh |
| North |
Bangladesh |
| South |
Bangladesh |
 Longitudes: 91°09' and 92°20' East.
Latitudes: 22°56' and 24°32' North.
Administrative set up: Tripura has 4 districts viz, Dhalai, North Tripura, South Tripura & West Tripura.
No. of Autonomous Districts: 1
No. of Sub Division: 17
Major Towns: Agartala, Kumarghat, Dharmanagar, Kailashar, Teliamura, Badharghat, Pratapgarh, Barjala, Khowai, Sonamura, Gandhigram, Kamalpur.
No. of Blocks: 40
No. of Revenue Circles: 31
Population Census - 2001 and 2011 (P):
|
Particulars
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2001
|
2011 (P)
|
|
Population
|
31,99,203
|
36,71,032
|
|
Male
|
16,42,225
|
18,71,867
|
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Female
|
15,56,978
|
17,99,165
|
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Children (0-6 yrs.)
|
4,36,446
|
4,44,055
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Density (per sq km)
|
313
|
350
|
|
Sex ratio
|
933
|
961
|
|
Percentage of decadal variation,
|
21.53 (1991-2001)
|
14.75 (2001-2011)
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|
Overall literacy rate (%)
|
65.38
|
87.8
|
|
Male literacy rate (%)
|
81.0
|
92.2
|
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Female literacy rate (%)
|
64.90
|
83.2
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Source: Tripura at a glance 2010-11
District wise population census 2011 (P):
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Particulars
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West Tripura
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North Tripura
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South Tripura
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Dhalai
|
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Male
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8,77,930
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3,52,471
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4,47,124
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1,94,342
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Female
|
8,46,689
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3,40,810
|
4,28,020
|
1,83,646
|
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Total
|
17,24,619
|
6,93,281
|
8,75,144
|
3,77,988
|
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Overall literacy rate (%)
|
88.9
|
88.3
|
85.4
|
86.8
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Male literacy rate (%)
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92.9
|
91.8
|
90.9
|
92.5
|
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Female literacy rate (%)
|
84.8
|
84.7
|
79.6
|
80.8
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Female per thousand males
|
964
|
967
|
957
|
945
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Source: Tripura at a glance 2010-11
District-wise distribution of population from 1901-2001:
|
District
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1901
|
1911
|
1921
|
1931
|
1941
|
1951
|
1961
|
1971
|
1981
|
1991
|
2001
|
|
West Tripura
|
114519
|
113517
|
142546
|
173604
|
235549
|
321775
|
571329
|
747552
|
976252
|
1293861
|
1532982
|
|
South Tripura
|
26345
|
61647
|
7553
|
96396
|
126758
|
137285
|
261289
|
380526
|
512288
|
718732
|
767440
|
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North Tripura
|
21236
|
34883
|
56251
|
73347
|
98397
|
118103
|
201956
|
276888
|
356972
|
467147
|
590913
|
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Dhalai District
|
11225
|
19566
|
30087
|
39103
|
52306
|
61866
|
107431
|
151376
|
207546
|
277465
|
307868
|
|
Tripura
|
173325
|
229613
|
304437
|
382450
|
513010
|
639029
|
1142005
|
1556342
|
2053058
|
2757205
|
3199203
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Source: Statistical Abstract of Tripura 2007
Percentage of decadal variation in population since 1901 to 2001 for the state and district:
|
District
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1901-11
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1911-21
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1921-31
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1931-41
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1941-51
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1951-61
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1961-71
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1971-81
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1981-91
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1991-01
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West Tripura
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N.A.
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25.57
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21.79
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35.68
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36.61
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77.56
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30.84
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30.59
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32.53
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18.48
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South Tripura
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N.A.
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22.56
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27.59
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31.50
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8.30
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90.33
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45.63
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34.63
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40.30
|
6.78
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North Tripura
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74.31
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53.77
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29.97
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33.76
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18.28
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73.65
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40.19
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37.11
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33.69
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10.96
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Dhalai District
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64.26
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61.26
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30.39
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34.15
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20.03
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71.00
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37.10
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29.92
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30.86
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26.49
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| Tripura |
32.48 |
32.59 |
25.63 |
34.14 |
24.56 |
78.71 |
36.28 |
31.92 |
34.30 |
16.03 |
Source: Statistical Abstract of Tripura 2007
District wise demographic feature of Tirpura, Census 2001:
|
District
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Population
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ST Population
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SC Population
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Literacy rate
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Density
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West Tripura
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15,32,982
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3,87,081
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2,95,698
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77.30
|
512
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North Tripura
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5,90,913
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1,50,500
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82,902
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73.00
|
290
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South Tripura
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767,440
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2,89,519
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1,27,307
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69.90
|
251
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Dhalai
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3,07,868
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1,66,326
|
49,817
|
60.90
|
128
|
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Total State
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31,99,203
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9,93,426
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5,55,724
|
73.20
|
305
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Source: Economic Review Tripura, 2009-10
Particulars of Schedule Cast and Schedule Tribe Population (Census 2001):
|
Particulars
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Schedule Cast
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Schedule Tribe
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|
Total Population
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5,55,724
|
9,93,426
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| Male |
2,83,186 |
5,04,320 |
| Female |
2,72,538 |
4,89,106 |
| Rural |
4,55,623 |
9,67,997 |
| Urban |
1,00,101 |
24,529 |
| Total Population (%) |
17.4 |
31.5 |
| SC & ST Population to total population (%) |
48.5 |
|
Female per thousand males
|
962
|
970
|
|
Literacy rate (%)
|
74.7
|
56.5
|
|
Male literacy rate (%)
|
81.9
|
68.0
|
|
Female literacy rate (%)
|
67.2
|
44.6
|
Source: Tripura at a glance 2010-11
Economic Review Tripura, 2009-10
Variation of population during hundred years period of 1901 to 2001:
|
Census Year
|
Scheduled Cast
|
Scheduled Tribe
|
Total
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Decadal Variation
|
|
1901
|
NA
|
91679
|
173325
|
NA
|
|
1911
|
NA
|
111308
|
229613
|
32.48
|
|
1921
|
NA
|
171610
|
304437
|
32.59
|
|
1931
|
NA
|
192240
|
382450
|
25.63
|
|
1941
|
NA
|
256991
|
513010
|
34.14
|
|
1951
|
40457
|
237953
|
645707
|
25.87
|
|
1961
|
119725
|
360070
|
1142005
|
76.86
|
|
1971
|
192860
|
450544
|
1556342
|
36.28
|
|
1981
|
310384
|
583960
|
2053058
|
31.92
|
|
1991
|
451116
|
853345
|
2757205
|
34.30
|
|
2001
|
555724
|
993426
|
3199203
|
16.03
|
Source: Economic Review Tripura, 2009-10
Religion wise population, proportion, literacy rate Family literacy and proportion of child population (Census 2011):
|
Religion
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Population
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Male |
Female |
Proportion
|
Literacy rate
|
Female literacy
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Preparation of child population
|
|
Hindu
|
2739310
|
1405428 |
1333882 |
85.60
|
75.30
|
67.30
|
13.00
|
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Muslim
|
254442
|
130788 |
123654 |
8.00
|
60.90
|
51.40
|
18.60
|
|
Christian
|
102489
|
52815 |
49674 |
3.20
|
67.90
|
57.30
|
15.70
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Buddhist
|
98922
|
50575 |
48347 |
3.10
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49.20
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37.40
|
17.90
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Shikh
|
1182
|
1074 |
108 |
0.04
|
98.40
|
89.50
|
4.50
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Jain
|
477
|
249 |
228 |
0.01
|
82.90
|
78.40
|
11.90
|
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Other Religion
|
1277
|
706 |
551 |
0.04
|
75.40
|
65.30
|
12.10
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|
Religion not stated
|
1104
|
570 |
534 |
0.03
|
73.10
|
65.90
|
14.00
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Source: Economic Review Tripura, 2009-10
Birth rate, death rate as well as infant mortality rate for Tripura and all India during 1995 to 2008:
|
Year
|
Birth Rate
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Death Rate
|
Infant Mortality Rate
|
|
India
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Tripura
|
India
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Tripura
|
India
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Tripura
|
|
1995
|
28.3
|
18.9
|
9.0
|
7.7
|
74
|
45
|
|
1996
|
27.5
|
18.4
|
8.9
|
6.5
|
72
|
49
|
|
1997
|
27.2
|
18.3
|
8.9
|
6.8
|
71
|
51
|
|
1998
|
26.5
|
17.6
|
9.0
|
6.1
|
72
|
49
|
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1999
|
26.1
|
17.0
|
8.7
|
5.7
|
70
|
42
|
|
2000
|
25.8
|
16.5
|
8.5
|
5.4
|
68
|
41
|
|
2001
|
25.4
|
16.1
|
8.4
|
5.6
|
66
|
39
|
|
2002
|
25.0
|
14.9
|
8.1
|
5.7
|
63
|
34
|
|
2003
|
24.8
|
14.5
|
8.0
|
5.5
|
60
|
32
|
|
2004
|
24.1
|
15.0
|
7.5
|
5.5
|
58
|
32
|
|
2005
|
23.8
|
16.0
|
7.6
|
5.7
|
58
|
31
|
|
2006
|
23.5
|
16.6
|
7.5
|
6.3
|
57
|
36
|
|
2007
|
23.1
|
17.1
|
7.4
|
6.5
|
55
|
39
|
|
2008
|
22.8
|
15.4
|
7.4
|
5.9
|
53
|
34
|
Source: Economic Review Tripura, 2009-10
Birth rate, death rate, natural growth rate and infant mortality rate of Tripura, 2009:
|
Vital rates
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Total
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Rural
|
Urban
|
|
Birth rate, per '000 population
|
14.8
|
15.5
|
11.6
|
|
Death rate, per '000 population
|
5.1
|
5.0
|
5.5
|
|
Natural growth rate, per '000 population
|
9.7
|
10.5
|
6.1
|
|
Infant mortality rate, per '000 population
|
31
|
33
|
20
|
Source: Tripura at a glance 2010-11
Total Workers (Census 2001): 11,59,561
Cultivators (Census 2001): 3,13,300
Agriculture Labourers (Census 2001): 2,76,132
Household Industry (Census 2001): 35,292
Other Workers (Census 2001): 5,34,837
Administrative set up of Tripura:
| Year |
1972 |
2010 |
| District |
3 |
4 |
| Sub-Divisions |
10 |
17 |
| Blocks |
17 |
40 |
| Revenue Circles |
17 |
31 |
| Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous |
|
|
| District Council (TTAADC) |
Nil |
1 |
| Zonal Offices of TTAADC |
Nil |
4 |
| Sub-Zonal Offices of TTAADC |
Nil |
32 |
| Gram Panchayats |
476 |
511 |
| TTADC Village Committees |
Nil |
527 |
| Nagar Panchayats |
9 |
15 |
| Agartala Municipal Council |
1 |
1 |
| Police Stations |
24 |
64 |
| Revenue Villages |
871 |
874 |
| Tehsil Offices |
177 |
183 |
Source: Economic Review Tripura, 2009-10
Major Crops: Rice, Sugar cane, Cotton, Jute, Mesta.
Major Plantations: Tea, Rubber, Coffee.
Fruits, Vegetables & Spices: Banana, Pineapple, Orange, Mango, Guava, Litchi, Potato, Papaya, Tomato.
Major Minerals: Fire Clay, Quartz, Silica sand.
 CENSUS 2011 (Provisional):
Provisional Population Totals 1
Provisional Population Totals 2
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