Khowai
District in Tripura
Credit Growth (5-Year) in Khowai: 66.7%, 6th highest of 8 districts in Tripura
MSME Density in Khowai: 17.0 per 1,000 people, lowest of 8 districts in Tripura
Women Literacy in Khowai: 80.5%, 3rd highest of 8 districts in Tripura
Health Insurance in Khowai: 51.5%, 5th highest of 8 districts in Tripura
Khowai is a district in Tripura with a population of 5.8 Lakh (Census 2011, counted on today's district boundary) spread across 979 sq km. Its literacy rate of 88.7% is above the state average of 87.2% and above the national average of 72.9%. The district has a sex ratio of 962 females per 1,000 males, above the state average of 960. Some values for this district are estimates: area-proportional, or copied from the district it was carved from.
Demographics
What changed in Khowai, 2019–21 to 2023–24
NFHS-5 → NFHS-6, changes of 5 points or more.
Health & Development
NFHS-6 (2023–24, provisional) · “was”: the 2019–21 value, where it moved 5 points or more
State Avg and National are population-weighted averages, not official NFHS figures. “Was” is NFHS-5 as reprinted on the NFHS-6 sheet, which can differ from the NFHS-5 layer. Small districts can swing on sampling noise.
Women & Gender
Economy & Infrastructure
Governance
Safety & Crime
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| Indicator | District | State Avg | National Avg | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women 10+ Yr Schooling | 29.7% | 32.1% | 46.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 51.5% | 52.5% | 37.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 79.0% | 82.7% | 81.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) ~ | 952 | 958 | 926 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Average Holding Size | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 84.9% | 87.2% | 66.3% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 88.7 | 87.5 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Women's Court Cases | 6.2 | 11.8 | 9.2 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Banking ~ | 16 | 9.4 | 81.1 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
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~ Values marked with ~ are area-proportional estimates or inherited from a parent district.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Khowai district?
Khowai has a population of 5.8 Lakh according to the Census 2011, counted on the district's present boundary, with a density of 594 people per sq km across 979 sq km.
What is the population of Khowai in 2026?
There is no official count or district estimate after 2011. The latest figure is the Census 2011 count of 5.8 Lakh. Census 2027 enumeration takes place in February 2027, with results expected from 2028.
What is the literacy rate of Khowai?
Khowai has a literacy rate of 88.7% (Census 2011), which is above the Tripura average of 87.2% and above the national average of 72.9%.
How does Khowai compare to Tripura?
Khowai is the 2nd most populous of 8 districts in Tripura. Its sex ratio of 962 females per 1,000 males is above the state average of 960 (Census 2011).
How many children in Khowai are stunted or underweight?
In Khowai, 18.8% of children under 5 are stunted, 12.9% wasted and 17.9% underweight (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional). Stunting compares with a Tripura average of 21.5% and an India average of 28.0%.
How many households in Khowai have health insurance?
51.5% of households in Khowai have at least one member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional), up from 48.2% in 2019–21. The Tripura average is 56.4% and India's 58.1%.
What changed in Khowai between NFHS-5 and NFHS-6?
Between NFHS-5 (2019–21) and NFHS-6 (2023–24), Khowai improved most in child stunting (47% to 19%), women internet use (14% to 34%), pre-school attendance (52% to 63%), and got worse in modern contraception (50% to 33%), women overweight or obese (15% to 26%), male diabetes (18% to 25%). Changes under 5 percentage points are not counted.
What data sources are used for Khowai?
Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019–21), NFHS-6 (2023–24), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015–16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.
Data Sources
Each indicator keeps its own source and vintage. How they are crosswalked onto one district geography is on the methodology page, with the per-source limits on the caveats page.