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West Tripura population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Tripura, using 2011 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.
Population 1,725,739 people
Households 410,565 PCA households
Literacy rate 88.69% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 40.46% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,725,739 1,048,101 677,638 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 410,565 242,324 168,241 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 190,850 127,118 63,732 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.06% 12.13% 9.41% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 962 953 977 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 952 955 945 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,361,354 789,002 572,352 Literacy rate% 88.69% 85.67% 93.23% Male literacy rate% 92.5% 90.65% 95.31% Female literacy rate% 84.75% 80.44% 91.11% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 338,094 186,463 151,631 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 431,944 402,746 29,198 Total workersCensus workers 698,178 445,574 252,604 Work participation rate% 40.46% 42.51% 37.28% Main workersworked at least 6 months 524,198 309,162 215,036 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 173,980 136,412 37,568 Non-workerspeople 1,027,561 602,527 425,034
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 410,565 households and 1,725,739 residents. Urban residents made up 39.27% of the population. Rural residents made up 60.73%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.06% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.5% for males and 84.75% for females. Of 698,178 workers, 75.08% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 94,721 20,454 Agricultural labourers 88,018 68,090 Household industry workers 11,921 13,242 Other workers 329,538 72,194
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
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.
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Census code 272013 13,866 people within this district · Census town
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Census code 272016 11,949 people within this district · Census town
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