| Voice of Dhalai District
Dhalai District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 2212.3 Km2
Population in Dhalai (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 377988
Male : 194342
Female : 183646
Under 6 population
Total : 54416
Male : 27600
Female : 26816
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 5325
In seeing : 2671
In speech : 423
In hearing : 438
In movement : 1186
Mental : 607
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : Does not figure in list of 447 backward
districts
Sex Ratio Rank : 268
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : D
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 536 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 356 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Dhalai District
Dhalai District is the youngest district
in Tripura. It is formed in 1995. The District is rich in natural
resources. More than 70% area of this district is hilly and forest
covered. It has tremendous scenic beauty.
The district Headquarter is situated at Ambassa which
is around 90 KM from the state capital Agartala. It is connected
through NH 44 and takes around 3 hours to reach. There is no Railway
Station in this district. Construction of new railway lines is going
on very smoothly.
Major River :– Manu, Dhalai and
Khowai
Major Hill track: – Atharamura,
Longtharai and Sakhantang
Fairs and Festivals:
Attractive Fair : Rash Fair of Manipuri community
held sometime in November at
Baralutma Maharash Mandap 18 kms from Dist. H.q .
Attractive Dance :
1. Lebang Bumani : This is a famous
Dance of the Riang community. The dance isperformed standing on
a bottle as well as keeping a bottle on the forehead.
2.
Dhamail of Bengali
community ( Group Dance ) .
3.
Hajagiri – Another Dance of the Riang Community
Medical Facilities:
| Particulars
of Med. Facilities |
Longtharai
Valley |
Gandacherra
|
Ambassa
|
Kamalpur
|
| Hospital |
1 |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
| PHC |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| Dispensary/Sub-Centre |
18 |
8 |
10 |
26 |
| No. of Doctor |
11 |
6 |
14 |
16 |
| Nurses and ANM |
18 |
8 |
5 |
23 |
| Pharmacist |
4 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
| No. of Bed |
30 |
30 |
10 |
95 |
Population of the District :
| Name of Sub-Division |
S.T. |
S.C. |
Others |
Total |
| Longtharai Valley |
82266 |
8639 |
20969 |
111874 |
| Gandacherra |
30217 |
3798 |
12911 |
46,926 |
| Ambassa |
37823 |
4329 |
16227 |
58379 |
| Kamalpur |
36575 |
34689 |
48048 |
119312 |
| Total |
1,86,881 |
51,455 |
98,155 |
3,36,491 |
Distribution of Population:
Density of population of Dhalai District was 125 nos.
per sq. km in 1991 and 139 nos in 2001 where as the average density
of population in Tripura is 304 nos. per sq.
km in 2001.
| Sub-Division |
Density(per sq. km.) |
| Longtharai Valley |
121.30 nos |
| Gandacherra |
78.71 nos. |
| Ambassa |
105.93 nos. |
| Kamalpur |
320.56 nos. |
Temperature of the District :
| Range |
Summer (in celsius) |
Winter( in celsius) |
| Maximum |
36
degree |
28
degree |
| Minimum |
16.9
degree |
5.3
degree |
Average Rainfall : 220 cm.
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