South Tripura

District in Tripura

Population

4.1 Lakh

State: 36.7 Lakh

Area

1,404 km²

Literacy Rate

73.8%

State: 76.3%

Sex Ratio

957

State: 960

Density

291 /km²

State: 365 /km²

South Tripura is a district in Tripura with a population of 4.1 Lakh spread across 1,404 sq km. Its literacy rate of 73.8% is below the state average of 76.3% and above the national average of 63.0%. 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 area-proportional estimates based on parent district data.

Demographics

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Population Density

291 /km²

▼

365 /km²

379 /km²

Sex Ratio

957

▼

960

943

Literacy Rate

73.8%

▼

76.3%

63.0%

SC Population

16.0%

▼

17.8%

16.6%

ST Population

39.4%

▲

31.8%

8.7%

Worker Participation

41.9%

▲

40.0%

39.8%

Health & Development

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Child Stunting

25.5%

▼

30.0%

33.2%

Child Wasting

15.3%

▼

17.7%

18.4%

Underweight Children

21.6%

▼

24.8%

29.1%

Child Anaemia

59.6%

▲

58.6%

65.2%

Women Anaemia

66.5%

▼

67.9%

55.3%

Full Vaccination

48.5%

▼

71.9%

77.4%

Institutional Delivery

89.7%

▼

90.4%

88.5%

Improved Sanitation

68.6%

▼

74.2%

72.4%

Clean Cooking Fuel

29.4%

▼

46.4%

54.6%

Health Insurance

37.3%

▲

32.6%

41.3%

Safe Drinking Water

90.5%

▲

87.3%

93.6%

Electricity Access

95.9%

▼

97.7%

97.0%

Women & Gender

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Child Marriage

46.2%

▲

38.9%

20.6%

Teen Pregnancy

23.1%

▲

19.7%

6.6%

Female Literacy Gap

9.4%

▲

7.8%

14.1%

Female Work Gap

30.1%

▼

32.1%

23.9%

Economy & Infrastructure

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

MSME Density

30.2 per 1k pop

▼

33.2 per 1k pop

42.6 per 1k pop

Total MSMEs

12.3k

▼

15k

61.7k

Manufacturing Share

33.5%

▲

33.4%

24.9%

Governance

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Pending Cases

889 per lakh

▼

1304 per lakh

3585 per lakh

Cases Delayed (%)

10.2%

▼

12.3%

35.5%

Monthly Disposal Ratio

0.54

▼

0.67

0.81

Safety & Crime

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

SC/ST Atrocities

0.0 per lakh

▼

2.0 per lakh

17.4 per lakh

Domestic Violence

0.0 per lakh

—

0.0 per lakh

12.6 per lakh

Child Abuse (POCSO)

10.0 per lakh

▼

15.0 per lakh

89.0 per lakh

Cyber Crime

2.0 per lakh

▼

5.0 per lakh

55.7 per lakh

Climate Vulnerability

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Climate Vulnerability Index

0.52

▼

0.55

0.56

All Indicators

Indicator	District	State Avg	National Avg	Source
Population ~	2.1 L	2.3 L	8 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Households ~	97,177	1.1 L	3.2 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Literacy ~	1.6 L	1.9 L	5.6 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Children ~	26,792	29,251	1.1 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Scheduled Castes ~	33,623	41,796.25	1.4 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Scheduled Tribes ~	80,857	73,540.875	73,030.1	Census 2011 (2011)
Worker Participation ~	1.2 L	1.3 L	4.2 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Cultivators ~	28,355	26,264.625	94,025.601	Census 2011 (2011)
Agricultural Laborers ~	23,533	19,606.25	71,160.644	Census 2011 (2011)
Other Workers ~	46,112	63,512.5	1.7 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Sex Ratio ~	957.351	959.899	949.448	Census 2011 (2011)
Child Sex Ratio (0–6) ~	950.956	957.919	925.852	Census 2011 (2011)
Female Literacy Gap ~	9.4	7.8	14.1	Census 2011 (2011)
Female Work Gap ~	30.1	32.1	23.9	Census 2011 (2011)
Hospitals & Health Centres ~	3	8.4	26.8	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Schools ~	20	59.5	448.822	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Banking ~	5	9.4	81.1	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Child Stunting	25.5%	30.0%	33.2%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Wasting	15.3%	17.7%	18.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Underweight	21.6%	24.8%	29.1%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Anaemia	59.6%	58.6%	65.2%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women Anaemia	66.5%	67.9%	55.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Full Vaccination	48.5%	71.9%	77.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Institutional Births	89.7%	90.4%	88.5%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Improved Sanitation	68.6%	74.2%	72.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Clean Cooking Fuel	29.4%	46.4%	54.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Health Insurance	37.3%	32.6%	41.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Drinking Water	90.5%	87.3%	93.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Electricity Access	95.9%	97.7%	97.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Iodized Salt	99.3%	99.4%	95.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women Literacy	80.3%	82.1%	73.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women 10+ Yr Schooling	21.6%	24.7%	40.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Marriage	46.2%	38.9%	20.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Teen Pregnancy	23.1%	19.7%	6.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Menstrual Hygiene	49.6%	69.4%	78.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
4+ Antenatal Visits	58.4%	60.8%	60.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
C-Section Rate	20.4%	28.8%	23.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Exclusive Breastfeeding	—	59.1%	66.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
ORS for Diarrhoea	69.2%	69.2%	61.8%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Hypertension	24.2%	23.2%	25.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Diabetes	20.4%	19.7%	14.7%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Tobacco Use	54.3%	57.9%	40.7%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Pending Cases per Lakh	889.456	1,304.093	3,585.273	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Cases Delayed in Disposal	10.2%	12.3%	35.5%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Chronic Backlog (5+ Yr)	4.0%	5.2%	19.5%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Monthly Disposal Ratio	0.5	0.7	0.8	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Case Density	3,638	6,158.5	64,978.341	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Women's Court Cases	14.3%	12.7%	9.4%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Cases at Evidence Stage	46.4%	42.5%	39.0%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Climate Vulnerability Index	0.5	0.5	0.6	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
MGNREGA Days per Household	98.6	87.5	43.4	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
Food Grain Yield Variability	0.1	0.1	0.3	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
Infant Mortality Rate (CVI 2021)	9.9	13.0	56.4	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
Average Holding Size	0.4	0.5	1.5	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Marginal Farmers (%)	92.4%	87.1%	59.8%	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Agricultural Intensity	24.9%	27.3%	49.8%	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Fallow Ratio	0.0	0.0	0.1	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
SC/ST Land Equity Gap	-10.4	13.3	11.3	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Holdings per 1,000 People	207.218	158.171	157.705	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Cultivated Land per Capita	0.1	0.1	0.2	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Leased Area Share	0.0	0.0	0.0	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Land Gini Coefficient	0.4	0.5	0.5	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Sowing Efficiency	1.0	1.0	0.9	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Uncultivated Ratio	0.1	0.1	0.1	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
MSME Density	30.2	33.2	42.6	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Total MSMEs	12,347	15,026.75	61,725.66	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Manufacturing Share	33.5%	33.4%	24.9%	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Small Enterprise Share	0.4%	0.5%	0.8%	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
POCSO Cases	10	15	89.0	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
SC/ST Atrocities	—	2	17.4	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Domestic Violence	—	—	12.6	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Dowry Crimes	—	—	51.6	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Drug Crimes (NDPS)	2	9.8	147.763	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Cybercrime	2	5	55.7	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Environmental Crimes	—	—	10.4	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Safety-Relevant Crime Rate	11	15.3	93.6	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Blood Banks per Lakh	3	2.4	4.1	eRaktKosh Blood Bank Registry (2024)
Biogas Plants per Lakh	—	—	1.3	GOBARdhan Biogas Plants (2026)

~ 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, with a density of 291 people per sq km across 1,404 sq km.

What is the literacy rate of South Tripura?

South Tripura has a literacy rate of 73.8%, which is below the Tripura average of 76.3% and above the national average of 63.0%.

How does South Tripura compare to Tripura?

South Tripura has a sex ratio of 957 (below state average of 960) and a literacy rate of 73.8% (below state average of 76.3%).

What data sources are used for South Tripura?

Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019-21), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015-16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.

Data Sources

Census 2011

NFHS-5 (2019–21)

NJDG (2024)

CVI (2021)

Ag Census 2015–16

Udyam/MSME (2026)

NCRB SLL (2022)

eRaktKosh (2024)

GOBARdhan (2026)

Town Amenities (2011)

RBI BSR (2026)