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Sipahijala district | |
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 Sipahijala district Location in Tripura | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tripura |
| Established | January 2012 |
| Headquarters | Bishramganj |
| Government | |
| • DM & Collector | Nagesh Kumar B, IAS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,043.04 km2 (402.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 479,975 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 98% [1] |
| • Sex ratio | 966 F/1000 M |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TR-07 |
| Website | sepahijala |
Sipahijala District is a district of Tripura, India. This district was created in January 2012 when four new districts were established in Tripura, taking the number of districts in the state from four to eight.[2] Part of the district was formed from the former district of West Tripura. The principal towns in the district are Bishalgarh, Bishramganj, Melaghar and Sonamura.
- ^ "sepahijala district literacy". June 2019.
- ^ "Four new districts, six subdivisions for Tripura". CNN-IBN. 26 October 2011. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2012.