North Tripura district

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District in Tripura, India

North Tripura

District

River scene in North Tripura

North Tripura district

Location in Tripura

Coordinates: 24°20′N 92°01′E﻿ / ﻿24.333°N 92.017°E﻿ / 24.333; 92.017
Country| India
State| Tripura
Seat| Dharmanagar
Area

• Total

| 1,422.19 km2 (549.11 sq mi)
Elevation

| 29 m (95 ft)
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 415,946
• Density| 290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code| IN-TR
Website| http://northtripura.nic.in/

North Tripura is an administrative district in the state of Tripura in India. The district headquarters are located at Dharmanagar. The district occupies an area of 1422.19 km2 and has a population of 693,947, 856,(as of 2024).

## History

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The territory occupied by North Tripura district was part of the princely state of Tripura until 9 September 1949, when it was merged with the Union of India. The district came into existence on 1 September 1970, when the entire state was divided into three districts. On 14 April. 1995 Dhalai district was carved out from this district. Tripura was divided into four districts but with effect from 21 January 2012 four more new districts was divided making a total of eight districts in the state.

## Divisions

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### Administrative divisions

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North Tripura is divided into three sub-divisions:

Name | Headquarters | Blocks | Location

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Dharmanagar | Dharmanagar | Panisagar
Kadamtala |
Kailashahar | Kailashahar | Gaur Nagar
Kumarghat |
Kanchanpur | Kanchanpur | Dasda
Pecharthal
Damcherra
Jampui Hill |

Subdivision & Blocks. There are 3 nos of Sub-Division and 8 nos of Blocks under North Tripura District.

### Political constituencies

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There are eleven assembly constituencies in this district: Pabiachhara, Fatikroy, Chandipur, Kailasahar, Kadamtala-Kurti, Bagbassa, Dharmanagar, Jubarajnagar, Panisagar, Pencharthal and Kanchanpur.

North Tripura district is in the Lok Sabha constituency of Tripura East, which is shared with Dhalai and South Tripura districts.

### Villages

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* Icabpur

## Demographics

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According to the 2011 census total population of the District is 693,947. 12% of the total population of Tripura. The overall literacy assessment survey (LAS) conducted by SLMA-2016, the literacy rate 97.22% ( Male : 97.34% & Female : 96.79%) & the Sex ratio is 967/1000 (F/M) (State 960/1000) as per population census-2011.

## Flora and fauna

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In 1988 North Tripura district became home to the Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of 0.85 km2.[1]

## References

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1. ^ Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Tripura". Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2011.

## External links

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* Official website of North Tripura district

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Places adjacent to North Tripura district

| Bangladesh |  | Karimganj district, Assam

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Dhalai |

North Tripura

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| Bangladesh | Mamit district, Mizoram

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State of Tripura

Capital: Agartala

State symbols|

* Animal: Phayre's leaf monkey
* Bird: Green imperial pigeon
* Flower: Indian rose chestnut
* Tree: Agarwood
* Fruit: Pineapple
* Fish: Butter catfish (Pabda)

Topics|

* History
* Twipra Kingdom
* Tripura (princely state)
* Manikya dynasty
* Kings
* Politics
* Tourism
* Education
* Healthcare
* Rivers
* Highest point

Government|

* Legislative Assembly
* Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC)
* Governors
* Chief Ministers
* Political parties
* Tripura Police

Districts|

* Dhalai
* Gomati
* Khowai
* North Tripura
* Sipahijala
* South Tripura
* Unakoti
* West Tripura

Cities and towns|

* Amarpur, Tripura
* Dhalai
* Khowai
* Teliamura
* Unakoti

Education|

* Agartala Government Medical College
* Maharaja Bir Bikram University
* National Institute of Technology Agartala
* Tripura University
* Tripura Medical College
* Colleges
* Schools

Culture|

* Cuisine
* Dance
* Dress
* Languages
* Kokborok language
* Kokborok literature
* Music
* Musical instruments
* Tripuri calendar (Tring)

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