Khowai district

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Khowai district
District of Tripura
Map
Khowai district
Location in Tripura
Coordinates (Khowai): 23°53′51″N 91°38′14″E / 23.8974°N 91.6372°E / 23.8974; 91.6372
Country India
StateTripura
EstablishedJanuary 2012 (2012-01)
HeadquartersKhowai
Tehsils1. Khowai
2. Teliamura
Area
 • Total1,377.28 km2 (531.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total327,564
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy87.78
 • Sex ratio957
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Average annual precipitation2570 mm
Websitekhowai.nic.in

Khowai district is a district of Tripura state of India. This district was created in January, 2012 when four new districts were created in Tripura, taking the number of districts in the state from four to eight.[1] The district headquarters are located in the town Khowai.[2] The district was carved out of West Tripura district along with new Sipahijala district.[3] The district is divided into two subdivisions, namely Khowai and Teliamura.[4][5]

Etymology[edit]

Khowai district derives its name from the namesake Khowai river, which runs across the district in north-south direction almost in the middle.[2]

Geography[edit]

Khowai district is surrounded by Kamalpur subdivision of Dhalai district in the east, Sadar subdivision of West Tripura in the west and Amarpur subdivision of Gomati district in the south. Khowai district also shares a border with Bangladesh in the north.

There are 55 gram panchayats and 2 municipalities, namely, Khowai and Teliamura in this district. There are 69 village committees that falls under ADC.[6]

Division[edit]

The district is divided into two subdivisions: Khowai subdivision and Teliamura subdivision.[7][8] Khowai district has been divided into 6 blocks, namely, Khowai, Padmabil, Tulashikhar, Kalyanpur, Teliamura and Mungiakumi.

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2011 census, Khowai district had a population of 327,564. Khowai has a sex ratio of 957 females to 1000 males and a literacy rate of 88.37%.[9] Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 63,062 (19.25%) and 139,537 (42.60%) of the population respectively.[10]

Religions in Khowai district (2011)[11]
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 95.35%
Christians
 
 3.56%
Muslims
 
 0.71%
Other or not stated
 
 0.38%
Distribution of religions

Khowai had 312,338 Hindus, 11,669 Christians and 2,333 Muslims.[11]

Languages of Khowai district (2011)[12]

  Bengali (51.44%)
  Kokborok (39.55%)
  Odia (2.04%)
  Hindi (1.13%)
  Mundari (1.07%)
  Others (4.77%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 51.44% of the population spoke Bengali, 39.55% Kokborok, 2.27% Odia, 1.13% Hindi and 1.07% Mundari as their first language.[12]

Transport[edit]

Railway

Lumding–Sabroom line of Northeast Frontier Railway passes through Khowai district. The main station in district is Teliamura railway station, providing connectivity to Tripura capital Agartala and Assam.

Places of Interest[edit]

Places of Interest at Khowai district are as follows:[6]-

1. Baramura Eco Park
2. Chakmaghat Park, Teliamura
3. Banabithi Eco Park, Padmabil, Khowai
4. Jangal Mahal, Khowai

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Four new districts, six subdivisions for Tripura". CNN-IBN. 26 October 2011. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Districts of India - Khowai district : Tripura". Districts of India Portal - National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Four new districts for Tripura - Plan for six more subdivisions to decentralise administration". The Telegraph India online. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Khowai District Profile - 2016-2017" (PDF). Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Tripura Gazette - Creation of New Khowai district" (PDF). Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Khowai district website".
  7. ^ "Khowai District Profile - 2016-2017" (PDF). Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Tripura Gazette - Creation of New Khowai district" (PDF). Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  9. ^ "District Survey Report: Khowai" (PDF). dste.tripura.gov.in. Department of Science Technology and Environment: Government of Tripura.
  10. ^ "District Census Handbook: West Tripura" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  11. ^ a b "Table C-01 Population by Religion: West Tripura". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  12. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Uttar Pradesh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

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