District of Tripura

South Tripura: 8.8 lakh people, one story

People
8,76,001
Area
3,057 km²
Literacy
84.66%
Sex ratio
957
#1 in TripuraArea: 3,057 km². Rank 1 of 4 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in TripuraScheduled Tribes: 39.4 % of people. Rank 2 of 4 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in TripuraWorkers in farming: 53.7 % of workers. Rank 2 of 4 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in TripuraPopulation: 8,76,001. Rank 2 of 4 districts.See the numbers →

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South TripuraTripura

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

South Tripura in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population8.8 lakh#2/4 in Tripura
Area3,057 km²#1/4 in Tripura
Population density287 per km²#3/4 in Tripura▼ state 350
Sex ratio957 females per 1000 males#3/4 in Tripura▼ state 960
Child sex ratio (0–6)951 girls per 1000 boys#4/4 in Tripura▼ state 957
Literacy rate84.66%#4/4 in Tripura▼ state 87.22
Female literacy79.09%#4/4 in Tripura▼ state 82.73
Urban population14.0%#3/4 in Tripura▼ state 26.2

People & society

84.7% can read. 957 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
90.091.5
Female literacy
79.182.7
Scheduled Castes
16.017.8
Scheduled Tribes
39.431.8
Living in towns
14.026.2

Gender literacy gap: 10.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 84.0%
  • Muslim 5.6%
  • Christian 4.5%
  • Buddhist 5.6%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    54 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.7 lakh workers, 41.9% of all people

    This district
    Tripura
    • Cultivators 23.3%
    • Farm labourers 30.3%
    • Household industry 1.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 44.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 51% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      50.654.1
      Latrine at home
      66.068.0
      Tap water
      30.326.2
      LPG / PNG
      7.713.9
      Phone
      33.138.0
      Television
      29.635.4
      Bicycle
      31.731.1
      Two-wheeler
      4.86.5

      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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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.