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district · Census 2011 · code 292

North Tripura population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Tripura, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population693,947people
Households152,355PCA households
Literacy rate87.5%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.83%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople693,947573,662120,285
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds152,355123,62428,731
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–699,20486,48512,719
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.3%15.08%10.57%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males967965973
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6969968976
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+520,402419,067101,335
Literacy rate%87.5%86.02%94.21%
Male literacy rate%91.13%90.12%95.7%
Female literacy rate%83.75%81.77%92.67%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople114,96889,52725,441
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople179,426170,2579,169
Total workersCensus workers248,667207,12541,542
Work participation rate%35.83%36.11%34.54%
Main workersworked at least 6 months186,105151,35134,754
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months62,56255,7746,788
Non-workerspeople445,280366,53778,743

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 926, 927, 928; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 152,355 households and 693,947 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 17.33% of this area’s population, compared with 82.67% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 14.3% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 91.13% and female literacy was 83.75%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 248,667 Census workers, 74.84% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators42,7846,502
Agricultural labourers26,45117,526
Household industry workers3,2343,854
Other workers113,63634,680

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

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Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 801534

Dharmanagar

40,595 people within this district · Town

Census code 801533

Kailasahar

22,405 people within this district · Town

Census code 272731

Kanchanpur

15,341 people within this district · Census town

Census code 272656

Panisagar

14,758 people within this district · Census town

Census code 801535

Kumarghat

13,054 people within this district · Town

Census code 272655

Dewanpasa

8,761 people within this district · Census town

Census code 272707

Fatikroy

5,371 people within this district · Census town