About Tripura

 

Tripura State Urban Part, with population of about 9.6 lakh is India's the 9th least urban populous state. Total geographical area of Tripura state urban part is 392 km2 and it is the 7th smallest urban state by area in the country. Population density of the state is 2453 persons per km2. There are 4 districts in the state, among them West Tripura Urban is the most populous district with urban population of about 6.8 lakh and Dhalai Urban is the least populous district with urban population of about 40 thousand. West Tripura Urban is the biggest district in the state with an urban area of 214 km2 and Dhalai Urban is the smallest with 36 km2.

Total about 8.1 lakh people in the state are literate, among them about 4.2 lakh are male and about 3.9 lakh are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of TRIPURA is 93%. 96% of male and 91% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the state has increased by 4%. Male literacy has gone up by 3% and female literacy rate has gone up by 6%.

The state is home to about 9.6 lakh people, among them about 4.9 lakh (51%) are male and about 4.7 lakh (49%) are female. 72% of the whole population are from general caste, 23% are from schedule caste and 5% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Tripura state urban part is 10%, among them 51% are boys and 49% are girls. There are about 2.4 lakh households in the state and an average 4 persons live in every family.

Urban population density of Tripura state urban part is 2453 persons per km2.