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{{Infobox settlement

| name = North Tripura
| settlement_type = District
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| image_caption = River scene in North Tripura
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| map_caption = Tripura's eight districts
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| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tripura]]
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| seat = [[Dharmanagar]]
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| area_total_km2 = 1422.19
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| elevation_m = 29
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| population_total = 693,947
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| website = http://northtripura.nic.in/
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'''North Tripura''' is an administrative [[district]] in the state of [[Tripura]] in [[India]]. The district headquarters are located at [[Dharmanagar]]. The district occupies an [[area]] of 1422.19 km² and has a [[population]] of 693,947 (as of 2011).

==History==
The territory occupied by North Tripura district was part of the [[princely state]] of Tripura until 9 September 1949, when it was merged with the Union of India. The district came into existence on 1 September 1970, when the entire state was divided into three districts. On 14 April. 1995 [[Dhalai district]] was carved out from this district. Tripura was divided into four districts but with effect from 21 January 2012 four more new districts was divided making a total of eight districts in the state.

==Divisions==

===Administrative divisions===
North Tripura is divided into three sub-divisions:

{| class="wikitable sortable" width=65% style="border:1px solid black"
|- bgcolor=#99ccff
| width="10%" | '''Name'''
| width="20%" | '''Headquarters'''
| width="20%" | '''Blocks'''
| width="10%" | '''Location'''
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| Dharmanagar|| [[Dharmanagar]]|| Panisagar Kadamtala|| [[File:North Tripura Subdivisions Dharmanagar.png|120px|center]]
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| Kailashahar|| [[Kailashahar]]|| Gaur Nagar Kumarghat || [[File:North Tripura Subdivisions Kailashahar.png|120px|center]]
|- bgcolor=#F4F9FF
| Kanchanpur|| [[Kanchanpur, North Tripura|Kanchanpur]]|| [[Dasda]] Pecharthal Damcherra Jampui Hill || [[File:North Tripura Subdivisions Kanchanpur.png|120px|center]]
|}
Subdivision & Blocks. There are 3 nos of Sub-Division and 8 nos of Blocks under North Tripura District.

===Political constituencies===
There are eleven [[Tripura Legislative Assembly|assembly constituencies]] in this district: Pabiachhara, Fatikroy, Chandipur, Kailasahar, Kadamtala-Kurti, Bagbassa, Dharmanagar, Jubarajnagar, Panisagar, Pencharthal and Kanchanpur.

North Tripura district is in the [[Lok Sabha]] constituency of [[Tripura East (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tripura East]], which is shared with Dhalai and South Tripura districts.

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] total population of the District is 693,947. 12% of the total population of Tripura. The overall literacy assessment survey (LAS) conducted by SLMA-2016, the literacy rate 97.22% ( Male : 97.34% & Female : 96.79%) & the Sex ratio is 967/1000 (F/M) (State 960/1000) as per population census-2011.

==Flora and fauna==
In 1988 North Tripura district became home to the Rowa [[Wildlife Sanctuaries in India|Wildlife Sanctuary]], which has an area of 0.85 km².<ref name=parks>{{cite web|author=Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment|title=Protected areas: Tripura|url=http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/page_tripura.htm|access-date=25 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325001702/http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/page_tripura.htm|archive-date=25 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://northtripura.nic.in/ Official website of North Tripura district]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = North Tripura
|North =
|Northeast =[[Karimganj district]], [[Assam]]
|East =
|Southeast = [[Mamit district]], [[Mizoram]]
|South =''[[Bangladesh]]''
|Southwest =
|West =[[Dhalai]]
|Northwest =''[[Bangladesh]]''
}}

{{Districts of Tripura}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:North Tripura District}}
[[Category:North Tripura district| ]]
[[Category:Districts of Tripura]]
[[Category:1970 establishments in Tripura]]
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