| South Tripura | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Coordinates: | 23.5333°N 120°W |
| Subdivision Type: | State |
| Subdivision Name: | Tripura |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | India |
| Seat Type: | Headquarter |
| Seat: | Belonia |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1514.3 |
| Elevation M: | 26 |
| Population Total: | 4,53,079 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
| Website: | http://southtripura.nic.in/ |
South Tripura is an administrative district in the state of Tripura in northeastern India.
The district came into existence on 1 September 1970, when the entire state was divided into three districts.
The district occupies an area of . The district headquarters are located at Belonia.
District has three sub divisions (Belonia, Sabroom and Santirbazar).
The district resides in two Lok Sabha constituencies: Tripura West (shared with West Tripura district) and Tripura East (shared with Dhalai and North Tripura districts. It is also split between seven Legislative assembly constituencies : Belonia, Hrishyamukh, Jolaibari, Manu, Rajnagar, Sabroom and Santirbazar.[1]
According to the 2011 census South Tripura district has a population of 876,001,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Fiji[3] or the US state of Delaware.[4] This gives it a ranking of 471st in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 286PD/sqkm .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 14.03%.[2] South Tripura has a sex ratio of 957 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 85.41%.[2]
| Parameters | Particulars | |
|---|---|---|
| Total population | 4,53,079 | |
| Male | 2,34,118 | |
| Female | 2,18,961 | |
| SC Population (No. and % of total population) | 74,020 (16.33%) | |
| ST Population (No. and % of total population) | 1,62,463 (35.85%) | |
| Rural Population (in lakh) | 4,14,426 | |
| Urban Population (in lakh) | 38,653 | |
| Population Density (Ratio) | 299 per Sq. Km. | |
| Sex Ratio | 935 Female per 1000 Male | |
| Literacy Male (in percentage) | 93.39% | |
| Literacy Female (in percentage) | 79.54% | |
| Literacy Total (in percentage) | 85.09% | |
| Total geographical area (in Sq. Km.) | 1514.3 Sq. Km. |
In 1987, South Tripura district became home to the Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of .[5] It is also home to the Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary, which was established in 1988 and has an area of .[5]