District of Tripura

Dhalai: 3.8 lakh people, one story

People
3,78,230
Area
2,400 km²
Literacy
85.72%
Sex ratio
944
#1 in TripuraScheduled Tribes: 55.7 % of people. Rank 1 of 4 districts.See the numbers →#1 in TripuraWorkers in farming: 56.6 % of workers. Rank 1 of 4 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in TripuraChild sex ratio (0–6): 968 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 2 of 4 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in TripuraPopulation density: 158 per km². Rank 4 of 4.See the numbers →

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DhalaiTripura

The history, places and schemes of Dhalai are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Dhalai in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population3.8 lakh#4/4 in Tripura
Area2,400 km²#3/4 in Tripura
Population density158 per km²#4/4 in Tripura▼ state 350
Sex ratio944 females per 1000 males#4/4 in Tripura▼ state 960
Child sex ratio (0–6)968 girls per 1000 boys#2/4 in Tripura▲ state 957
Literacy rate85.72%#3/4 in Tripura▼ state 87.22
Female literacy79.79%#3/4 in Tripura▼ state 82.73
Urban population10.7%#4/4 in Tripura▼ state 26.2

People & society

85.7% can read. 944 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
91.391.5
Female literacy
79.882.7
Scheduled Castes
16.317.8
Scheduled Tribes
55.731.8
Living in towns
10.726.2

Gender literacy gap: 11.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 81.2%
  • Muslim 2.2%
  • Christian 6.1%
  • Buddhist 10.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    57 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    1.6 lakh workers, 41.2% of all people

    This district
    Tripura
    • Cultivators 29.5%
    • Farm labourers 27.1%
    • Household industry 1.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 41.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 45% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      45.354.1
      Latrine at home
      56.268.0
      Tap water
      16.226.2
      LPG / PNG
      5.313.9
      Phone
      24.738.0
      Television
      23.935.4
      Bicycle
      21.931.1
      Two-wheeler
      2.96.5

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.