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About North Tripura District          

   

The North Tripura District has a geographical area of  2,469.90 Sq. Km and is divided into three sub-divisions, namely, Dharmanagar, Kanchanpur and Kailashahar. For the purpose of developmental activities it is divided into eight Blocks namely Kumarghat, Panisagar, Pecharthal, Kadamtala, Damcherra, Dasda, Gournagar and Jampui Hill.There are three Nagar Panchayats at  Dharmanagar, Kailashahar and Kumarghat.Main tribes of the District are Tripuri, Koloi,Halam, Chakma.Two Hill ranges, namely Jampui, Sakan run almost parallal to each other in the District. "Betling Chip", the highest point of the state(939m. ht.), is located in the District in the Jampui range. Deo, Manu, Longai and Juri are the main rivers. Rock carvings and temples dating back to the 8th century are seen at "UNOKUTI" (about one less then one crore of God and Goddesses) situated at about 10 Km from the District Head quater.

 
Bullet2.gif (1653 bytes)GEOGRAPHICAL AREA       Bullet2.gif (1653 bytes)POPULATION
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GEOGRAPHY

District Total    

 2469.90 Sq. Km
Altitude 12.80 m
Latitude 24 ° 19'
Longitude 92 ° 01'
Total Forest Land 1204.59 Sq. KM
Total RF Land 628.26 Sq. KM
Total PF Land 501.57 Sq. KM
Proposed RF Land 74.76 Sq.KM

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  POPULATION (AS PER 2001 CENSUS)

 
North Tripura

Total Population

Population 0-6

Males

Females

Males

Females
Total

302,654

288,001

42,153

41,048
Rural

270,728

257,272

39,031

38,027
Urban

31,926

30,729

3,122

3,021

 

Population by sex and decadal growth of population during 1981- 1991 and 1991-2001

Persons

Population 2001

Decadal growth rate

Males

Females

1981-1991

1991-2001

590,655

302,654

288,001

30.86

26.44

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CLIMATE
 Season Rainfall   
January-February(2000)     69.70 mm
March-May(2000) 1232.80 mm
June-September(2000) 1451.40 mm
October-December(2000)   260.60 mm
Total 3014.50 mm
January-February(2001)     99.90 mm
March-May (2001)   524.70 mm
June-September (2001) 1663.40 mm
October-December(2001)   410.60 mm
Total Rainfall (2001) 2698.60 mm
Temp. in Summer Max 35 °C Min 27 °C
Temp. in Winter Max 27 °C Min  7 °C

     

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AGRICULTURE
Gross Area Under Cultivation 69364 Hectre
Net Area Under Cultivation 43407 Hectre
Jhum Cultivation Area 1925 Hectre
Total Cultivator Family 51000
Total Jhumia Family 8591
Cropping intensity 163 %
No. of Agricultural Sector 10
No. of VLW Circle 130
No. of Main Seed Store 4
No. Sub Seed Store 67
No. of Regulated Market 3
No. of Agri Farm 2
No. of Orchard 9

 

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EDUCATION

 

Literates

North Tripura Persons

Male

Female

Total

 370,946

208,635

162,311
Rural 319,001 181,357 137,644
Urban 51,945 27,278 24,667

                           

 

SCHOOLS and COLLEGES
No. of College 3 (at Kailashahar, Dharmanagar and Fatiroy under Kailashahar Subdivision)
No. of H.S. School 33 (Govt.)

4 No's,Pvt,aided
No. of Matric School 76
No. of S.B. School 71
No. of J. B. School 163 (State)
No. of J. B. School in ADC 204
No. of Deaf & Dumb School 1
No. of English Medium School 2 No's (Govt.)

4 No's Pvt.
No. of Navodaya Vidyalaya 1(in 82 miles)
No. of Kendriya Vidyalaya (HS) 2 (Kailashahar and Panisagar under Dharmanagar Subdiv.)

                        

                         

No. Of Hostels & Inmates
North Tripura No. Of Hostels Strength Of Seats No. Of Inmates
Boys Girls Total
District Total 33 1450 1151 285 1436

 

 

TEACHER’S POSITION

Post Graduate

Graduate

Under Graduate
Male Female Male Female Male Female
365 221 1301 311 1391 533

                                                                                         

SOCIAL EDUCATION
  District Total
No. of Balawadi Centre 192
No. of Anganwadi Centre 575
No. of Adult Education Centre 126
No. of ICDS Centre 5

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HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE
 
District Total
No. of Hospital

Total 3

   One District Hospital at Kailashahar(R.G.M Hospital).

   Two Sub Divisional Hospitals at Dharmanagar & Kanchanpur Sub division.

 
No. of Rural Hospital 1 at Kumarghat
No. of Primary Health Centre 16
No. of Dispensary/Sub Centre 98
No. of Medical Officers 77
No. of Nurses 121
No. of Pharmacist 31
No. of Beds 356
No. of Blood Bank 2 No's (Dharmanagar and Kailashahar)
No of Family Planning Centre 20
No. of Mid wives 7
No. of Village Health Guides 319
No. of Laboratory Technician 13
No. of X-Ray Unit 5
Total Panchayet Covered 188  ( ADC 77 and Non ADC 111)

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ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
  District Total
No. of Vety. Hospital 2
No. of vety. Dispensaries 8
Total Livestock (Last Census) 219103
Total poultry 190225

 

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MASS MEDIA
All India Radio Kailashahar
FM Band frequency 103.2 KHz.
Radial Coverage 35 KM
Doordarshan Relay Centre DDK, LPT, Kailashahar

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BANKING
  District Total
No. of Bank Branches 36
No. of Branches of National Bank 12
No. of Branches of Regional/Rural Banks 24

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RAILWAY
No. of Railway Station 7
Railway line length 44.72 KM

 

 

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