South Tripura
District in Tripura
Credit Growth (5-Year) in South Tripura: -0.5%, lowest of 8 districts in Tripura
MSME Density in South Tripura: 30.2 per 1,000 people, 5th highest of 8 districts in Tripura
Women Literacy in South Tripura: 80.3%, 4th highest of 8 districts in Tripura
Health Insurance in South Tripura: 66.4%, highest of 8 districts in Tripura
South Tripura is a district in Tripura with a population of 4.1 Lakh (Census 2011, counted on today's district boundary) spread across 1,404 sq km. Its literacy rate of 84.7% is below the state average of 87.2% and above the national average of 72.9%. The district has a sex ratio of 957 females per 1,000 males, below 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 South Tripura, 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
Climate Vulnerability
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| Indicator | District | State Avg | National Avg | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women 10+ Yr Schooling | 31.4% | 32.1% | 46.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 53.3% | 52.5% | 37.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 85.2% | 82.7% | 81.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) ~ | 951 | 958 | 926 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Average Holding Size | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 92.4% | 87.2% | 66.3% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 98.6 | 87.5 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Women's Court Cases | 14.3 | 11.8 | 9.2 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Banking ~ | 5 | 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 South Tripura district?
South Tripura has a population of 4.1 Lakh according to the Census 2011, counted on the district's present boundary, with a density of 291 people per sq km across 1,404 sq km.
What is the population of South Tripura in 2026?
There is no official count or district estimate after 2011. The latest figure is the Census 2011 count of 4.1 Lakh. Census 2027 enumeration takes place in February 2027, with results expected from 2028.
What is the literacy rate of South Tripura?
South Tripura has a literacy rate of 84.7% (Census 2011), which is below the Tripura average of 87.2% and above the national average of 72.9%.
How does South Tripura compare to Tripura?
South Tripura is the 6th most populous of 8 districts in Tripura. Its sex ratio of 957 females per 1,000 males is below the state average of 960 (Census 2011).
How many children in South Tripura are stunted or underweight?
In South Tripura, 17.9% of children under 5 are stunted, 22.1% wasted and 26.2% 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 South Tripura have health insurance?
66.4% of households in South Tripura have at least one member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional), up from 42.0% in 2019–21. The Tripura average is 56.4% and India's 58.1%.
What changed in South Tripura between NFHS-5 and NFHS-6?
Between NFHS-5 (2019–21) and NFHS-6 (2023–24), South Tripura improved most in menstrual hygiene (50% to 85%), pre-school attendance (49% to 81%), health insurance (42% to 66%), and got worse in 4+ antenatal visits (58% to 43%), child wasting (15% to 22%). Changes under 5 percentage points are not counted.
What data sources are used for South Tripura?
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.