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South 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 876,001 people
Households 208,127 PCA households
Literacy rate 84.66% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 41.88% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 876,001 752,970 123,031 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 208,127 176,230 31,897 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 111,949 100,135 11,814 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.78% 13.3% 9.6% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 957 957 960 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 951 954 923 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 646,810 542,886 103,924 Literacy rate% 84.66% 83.16% 93.44% Male literacy rate% 89.98% 88.99% 95.84% Female literacy rate% 79.09% 77.07% 90.95% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 140,168 111,464 28,704 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 344,835 338,926 5,909 Total workersCensus workers 366,845 321,763 45,082 Work participation rate% 41.88% 42.73% 36.64% Main workersworked at least 6 months 258,457 220,671 37,786 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 108,388 101,092 7,296 Non-workerspeople 509,156 431,207 77,949
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Sheet1! rows 920, 921, 922; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 208,127 households and 876,001 residents. Urban residents made up 14.04% of the population. Rural residents made up 85.96%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.78% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.98% for males and 79.09% for females. Of 366,845 workers, 70.45% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 72,477 13,053 Agricultural labourers 66,460 44,872 Household industry workers 2,947 3,428 Other workers 116,573 47,035
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.
Census code 801526 32,758 people within this district · Town
Census code 801529 19,996 people within this district · Town
Census code 801528 11,921 people within this district · Town
Census code 272235 11,160 people within this district · Census town
Census code 801527 10,838 people within this district · Town
Census code 272233 9,052 people within this district · Census town
Census code 272234 8,361 people within this district · Census town
Census code 801530 7,142 people within this district · Town
Census code 272236 6,530 people within this district · Census town
Census code 272360 5,273 people within this district · Census town