South Tripura district

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South Tripura
দক্ষিণ ত্রিপুরা জেলা
District
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Tripura's four districts
Tripura's four districts
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State Tripura
Country India
Seat Belonia
Area
 • Total 2,152 km2 (831 sq mi)
Elevation 26 m (85 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 762,565
 • Density 350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code IN-TR-ST
Website http://southtripura.nic.in/

South Tripura (Bengali: দক্ষিণ ত্রিপুরা জেলা) 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).

Demographics

According to the 2011 census South Tripura district has a population of 875,144,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Fiji[2] or the US state of Delaware.[3] This gives it a ranking of 471st in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 286 inhabitants per square kilometre (740/sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 14.03%.[1] South Tripura has a sex ratio of 957 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 85.41%.[1]

Flora and fauna

In 1987, South Tripura district became home to the Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of 195 square kilometres (75 sq mi).[4] It is also home to the Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary, which was established in 1988 and has an area of 390 square kilometres (150 sq mi).[4]

References

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