CENSUS OF INDIA 2001 SERIES-17 TRIPURA DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK. Part - A & B - WEST TRIPURA Dj_SIRIC:r VILLAGE & TOWN DIRECTORY VILLAGE AND TOWNWISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT R. R. MEENA Deputy Director of Census Operations, Tripura l\lOTIF UJAYANTA PALACE TIm> magnificent pahlc<: is sittlHlcd at the heart of the capiral or Agar1ala sprcad:ng over an area of ~ sq KIn. The ?~lace was built by the Maharaj;l Radhakishure M:mikyt1 Baha\iur of Tripura in 1901. The constrnction urlhe well-balanced and beautiful place \'.as undertaken ill I XQ9 because the otc palace built in 1862 '-vas aflected badly from a scver~ earthquak.e in 1St)S. The COl1stmc:icfI (,) f the palace wa.'> undertaken by the then renov(l1cd Yiartin Bum (l)mpany of Sri Raj<:n ~hlkhclJec at a cost little above Rs. IIi lakhs. The paiace is a \wo-stotied lUails:on hav1ng mixed type of archllt:cture. In front of the massive structure a splendid Mug!u! tyvc garden in between two brge ponds on bmh sides greets the ~yes of visitors of lhe \"boh: country .:nd abroad. Bt,;SiJt!~ the omament,d floors. tiles and ceilings, th<! palace can al${) bo~st of one hcaulifnl Chincss room omilmentL'O bv.I' Chinest' erni{smen hrOlll.r.hl f:um Cl;na. A musical fiJuntalH recent!\,• added illS enha!1Ced the charm of tiK palm:\! A heritage f"::SllV:l1 to comme];1{)fate the centenary of this Royal palaccwasorgan'L..;ti in January 2t}(}L (iii) TRIPURA WEST TRIPURA DISTRfCT KILOMETRES .,'. 1 5 o 5 10 15 I • ., '\ . I I I I I ,.. I ', . ., \ ._ \ .... .... ,.. , To _'._"". I Dharmanagar . ' .......... ·I • ~._ • Paschim Simlla· • ". __ • .,. • \ . { t '\ ~ . Meghliband ..... ./." • l~., HEZAM";~A . K I @ 8 ,. ( . ...... , I· I ..... ,). ~ ,-1. • KaLkaJia @PTO.S ,._ MOHAN UR • J • Bamutia TaTanagar '.._. \falikcbh.tra. - . - ..... ... • • Debendrac~anagar ' •• [.an)camu .. - ' ''''''. "'\. To Jowai & .' • Singarbi BodhjaDgn:!,~r,. .' . ./ Badarpur I ,.. • . MA Al \ ,.1' @ • AGART~A \ OA~(. ~_,.... A J \ \ ,.1 .\ r' ',.J, ~'\ , Udaipur "\.. "\) . ~ BOU:NDARY. INTERNATIONAL _. z , . a:: DISTRICT .~, Sa broom DEVELOPMENT BLOCK .I ", ;:;:y STATE CAPITAL -)._ HEADQUARTERS: DISl'RICT ® DEVELOPMENT BLOCK *@ NATIONAL HIGHWAY _ Nfl « IMPORTANT ROAD RIVER AND STREAM ._ ~ VILLAGE HAVING 5000 AND ABOVE Laxmipur POPULATION WITH NAYE • URBAN AREA WITH POPULATION SIZE - CUSS 1. IV POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICE PTO DEGREE COLLEGE ••~ iI: DAK BUNGALOW, REST HOUSE, FOREST REST HOUSE DB. RH. FH "',"to ( f'-, ...... _. To -\) TOTAL AREA OF DISrRICT (IN SQ.KM) ... _.... 2993.00 r Barpathari a .'!' S TOTAL POPULATlON OF DISTRICT l.53Z,982 TOTAL NUMBER OF TOWNS IN DISTRICT 13 '. TOTAL NUMBER OF VILLAGES IN DISTRICT 275 Baaed. upon Survey of India map with the permission of the Surveyor General or India @ GDvernment of India copyright. 2004. Contents )ages Foreword xi Preface XlIl Acknowledgements xv District Highlight - 2001 Census xvi Important Statistics in the District XV1l Ranking of RD Blocks in the District xix Statements 1-9 Statement 1 Name of the headquarters of districtIRD Block, their rural-urban status and distant from district headquarters, 2001 xxi Statement 2 Name of the headquarters of districtIRD Block, their rural-urban Status and distant from district Headquarters, 2001 XXIV Statement 3 Population of the district at each census from 1901 to 2001 xxv Statement 4 Area, Number of villages/towns and population in district and RD Block,2001 xxvi Statement 5 RD Block wise number of villages and rural population, 2001 XXIX Statement 6 Population of Urban Agglomerations/towns, 2001 xxx Statement 7 Villages with popUlation of 5,000 and above at RD Block level as per 2001 census and amenities available xxxi Statement 8 Statutory towns with population less than 5000 as per 2001 census and amenities available xxxv Statement 9 Houseless and Institutional population of RD Blocks, rural and urban, 200 I xxxv Analytical Note (i) History and the scope of the District Census,Hand Book 3 (ii) Brief History of the District 4 (iii) Administrative Setup 5 (iv) Physical features 7 Location and size Physiography Drainage Climate (v) Census Concepts and definitions 20 (vi) Non-Census Concepts 26 (vii) 2001 Census findings - Population, its distributions 30 Brief analysis of PCA data based on inset tables 1 to 36 31 Brief analysis of the Village Directory and Town Directory data based on inset tables 37 to 47 66 (vii) Brief analysis of the data on houses and household amenities, Houselisting Operations, census of India based on inset tables 48 to 52 76 (viii) Major social and cultural events, natural and administrative developments and significant activities during the decade 93 (ix) Brief description of places of religious, historical or archaeological importance in villages and places of tourist interest in the towns of the district 94 (x) Scope of Village Directory and Town Directory- column heading wise explanation and coverage of data 94 pART A - VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY Section I - Village Directory (a) Note explaining the abbreviations used in Village Directory 97 (b) RD Block wise presentation Df Village Directory Data Mohanpur RD Block (i) RD Block Maps showing RD Block boundary 104 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 106 (iiI) Presentation of Village Directory data in prescribed format 107 Bezamara RD Block (i) RD Block Maps showing RD Block boundary 113 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages along with location code 1991 and 2001 115 (iii) Presentation of Village Directory data in prescribed format 116 Padmabil RD Block (i) RD Block Maps showing RD Block boundary 122 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 124 (iii) Presentation of Village Directory data in prescribed format 125 Khowai RD Block (i) RD Block Maps showing RD Block boundary 129 (il) Alphabetical list of villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 131 (iii) Presentation of Village Directory data in prescribed format 132 Tulashikhar RD Block (i) RD Block Maps showing RD Block boundary 136 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 138 (iii) Presentation of Village Directory data in prescribed format 139 Kalyanpur RD Block (i) RD Block Maps showing RD Block boundary 147 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 149 (iii) Presentation of Village Directory data in prescribed format 150 Teliamura RD Block (i) RD Block Maps showing RD Block boundary 154 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 156 (iii) Presentation of Village Directory data in prescribed format 157 Mandai RD Block (i) RD Block Maps showing RD Block boundary 161 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 163 (iii) Presentation of Village Directory data in prescribed format 164 (viii) Jirania RD Block (i) R.p Block Maps showing RD Block boundary 170 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 172 (iii) Presentation of Village Directory data in prescribed fonnat 173 Dukli RD Block (i) RD Block Maps showing RD Block boundary 179 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages alongwith location co~e 1991 and 2001 181 (iii) Presentation of Village Directory data in prescribed format 182 Jampuijala RD Block (i) RD Block Maps showing RD Block boundary 186 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 188 (iiI) Presentation of Village Directory data in prescribed fonnat 189 Bishalgarh RD Block (i) RD Block Maps showing RD Block boundary 195 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 197 (iii) Presentation of Village Directory data in prescribed format 198 Boxanagar RD Block (i) RD Block Maps showing RD Block boundary 208 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 210 (iii) Presentation of Village Directory data in prescribed fonnat 211 Melaghar RD Block (i) RD Block Maps showing RD Block boundary 217 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 219 (iii) Presentation of Village Directory data in prescribed format 220 Katbalia RD Block (i) RD Block Maps showing RD Block boundary 228 (ii) Alphabetical list of villages alongwith location code 1991 and 2001 230 (iii) Presentation of Village Directory data in prescribed fonnat 231 (c) Appendixes to Village Directory Appendix I Abstract of Educational. Medical and other Amenities in villages - RD Block level 237 Appendix IA Villages by number of Primary Schools 245 AppendixIB Villages by number of Primary Middle and Secondary Schools 245 Appendix IC Villages with different sources of drinking water facilities available 246 Appendix II Villages with 5000 and above Population which do not have one or more amenities available 246 Appendix ITA Census Towns which do not have one or more amenities 248 Appendix III Land utilisation data in respect of Census Towns/non-municipal towns 249 Appendix IV RD Block wise list of inhabited villages where no amenity other than drinking water facility is available 250 Summary showing number of villages not having Scheduled Castes population 251 Appendix VI Summary showing number of villages not having Scheduled Tribes population 251 (ix) Appendix VIlA: List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled Castes to the total population by ranges 252 Appendix VllB : List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled Tribes to the total population by ranges 258 Appendix VllI: Number of villages under each G~arn Panchayat (RD Block wise) 264 Appendix IX Statement showing number of girls