Khowai district is a district of

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. This district was created in January, 2012 when four new districts were created in Tripura, taking the number of districts in the state from four to eight. The district headquarters are located in the town

Khowai Khowai is a town located in the Indian state of Tripura and a Municipal Council in Khowai district. The city lies on the banks of Khowai river and hence from the river the city gets its name. It was originally settled upon by Upendranath Roy. Lo ...

. The district was carved out of West Tripura district along with new Sipahijala district. The district is divided into two subdivisions, namely Khowai and Teliamura.

Etymology

Khowai district derives its name from the namesake Khowai river, which runs across the district in north-south direction almost in the middle.

Geography

Khowai district is surrounded by Kamalpur subdivision of

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in the east, Sadar subdivision of West Tripura in the west and Amarpur subdivision of

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in the south. Khowai district also shares a border with

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in the north. There are 55 gram panchayats and 2 municipalities, namely,

and Teliamura in this district. There are 69 village committees that falls under ADC.

Division

The district is divided into two subdivisions: Khowai subdivision and Teliamura subdivision. Khowai district has been divided into 6 blocks, namely, Khowai, Padmabil, Tulashikhar, Kalyanpur, Teliamura and Mungiakumi.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Khowai district had a population of 327,564. Khowai has a sex ratio of 957 females to 1000 males and a literacy rate of 88.37%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 63,062 (19.25%) and 139,537 (42.60%) of the population respectively. Khowai had 312,338 Hindus, 11,669 Christians and 2,333 Muslims. At the time of the 2011 census, 51.44% of the population spoke

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, 39.55%

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, 2.27% Odia, 1.13%

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and 1.07% Mundari as their first language.

Transport

;Railway Lumding–Sabroom line of

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passes through Khowai district. The main station in district is Teliamura railway station, providing connectivity to Tripura capital Agartala and Assam.

Places of Interest

Places of Interest at Khowai district are as follows:- 1. Baramura Eco Park
2. Chakmaghat Park, Teliamura
3. Banabithi Eco Park, Padmabil, Khowai
4. Jangal Mahal, Khowai

References

External links

Official website of Khowai district in TripuraDistrict Census Handbook - West Tripura District Part A (2011) - Before division

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