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South Tripura district

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name	South Tripura district
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subdivision_type	State
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South Tripura district is an administrative district in the state of Tripura in northeastern India.

History

The district came into existence on 1 September 1970, when the entire state was divided into three districts.

Geography

The district occupies an area of 2152 km2. The district headquarters are located at Belonia.

Divisions

District has three sub divisions (Belonia, Sabroom and Santirbazar).

The district resides in two Lok Sabha constituencies: Tripura West (shared with West Tripura district) and Tripura East (shared with Dhalai and North Tripura districts. It is also split between seven Legislative assembly constituencies : Belonia, Hrishyamukh, Jolaibari, Manu, Rajnagar, Sabroom and Santirbazar.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census South Tripura district has a population of 876,001, roughly equal to the nation of Fiji{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est.

Parameters	Particulars
Total population	4,53,079
Male	2,34,118
Female	2,18,961
SC Population (No. and % of total population)	74,020 (16.33%)
ST Population (No. and % of total population)	1,62,463 (35.85%)
Rural Population (in lakh)	4,14,426
Urban Population (in lakh)	38,653
Population Density (Ratio)	299 per Sq. Km.
Sex Ratio	935 Female per 1000 Male
Literacy Male (in percentage)	93.39%
Literacy Female (in percentage)	79.54%
Literacy Total (in percentage)	85.09%
Total geographical area (in Sq. Km.)	1514.3 Sq. Km.

Flora and fauna

In 1987, South Tripura district became home to the Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of 195 km2. It is also home to the Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary, which was established in 1988 and has an area of 390 km2.

References

"District/AC Map - Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura".
(2011). "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in.
Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Tripura".

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