Social,
Environmental & Economic Sustainability
Our analysis of the rank of the district
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
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.