West Tripura পশ্চিম ত্রিপুরা জেলা |
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River scene in Agartala, West Tripura | |
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State | Tripura |
Country | India |
Seat | Agartala |
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• Total | 2,997 km2 (1,157.1 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 1,530,531 |
• Density | 510.7/km2 (1,322.7/sq mi) |
Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-TR-WT |
Website | http://westtripura.nic.in/ |
West Tripura (Bengali: পশ্চিম ত্রিপুরা জেলা) is an administrative district in the state of Tripura in India. The district headquarters are located at Agartala. As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Tripura (out of 4).[1]
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The district occupies an area of 2997 km²
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West Tripura District has five sub-divisions:
West Tripura District has 16 Blocks:
West Tripura district is located in two Lok Sabha constituencies: Tripura West (shared with South Tripura district), and Tripura East (shared with South Tripura, Dhalai and North Tripura districts).
According to the 2011 census West Tripura district has a population of 1,724,619 ,[2] roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia[3] or the US state of Nebraska.[4] This gives it a ranking of 281st in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 576 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,490 /sq mi) .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.5 %.[2] West Tripura has a sex ratio of 964 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 88.91 %.[2]
In 1987 West Tripura district became home to the Sipahijola Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of 18.5 km².[5]
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