Tripura Census Population 2025– Religion | Literacy | Density | Sex Ratio

Quick Overview of Tripura State (2021/2025 Projection)

• Estimated Population (2025): 4,184,959–4,217,944
• 2011 Census Population: 3,673,917–3,673,917
• Estimated Male Population (2025): 2,135,183–2,142,000
• Estimated Female Population (2025): 2,049,776–2,076,000
• Area: 10,486 km²
• Density (2025): 350/km²
• Districts: 4
• Main Language: Bengali, Tripuri
• Capital and Largest City: Agartala
• ISOCODE: TR

Historic Population & Decadal Trends

Census Year	Population	Variation	Variation %	Male	Female
1901	1,73,325	–	–	92,500	80,825
1911	2,30,614	56,289	32.48	1,22,000	1,08,614
1921	3,05,436	74,822	32.59	1,62,000	1,43,436
1931	3,83,448	78,012	25.63	2,03,000	1,80,448
1941	5,14,785	1,31,337	34.14	2,72,000	2,41,785
1951	6,39,440	1,24,655	24.56	3,36,000	3,03,440
1961	11,41,931	5,02,491	78.71	5,91,000	5,50,931
1971	15,56,086	4,14,155	36.28	8,01,000	7,55,086
1981	20,53,195	4,97,109	31.92	10,55,000	9,98,195
1991	27,56,428	7,03,233	34.30	14,18,000	13,38,428
2001	31,99,203	4,42,775	16.03	16,42,225	15,56,978
2011	36,73,917	4,74,714	14.84	18,74,447	17,99,470

Year	Estimated Population	Total Growth Since 2011	Annual Growth
2025	42,17,944	14.81%	↑
2026	42,53,748	15.78%	0.97%
2030	43,89,009	19.46%	0.92%
2036	45,53,111	23.93%	0.73%

District-wise Population (2011 vs 2025)

S.No.	District Name	2011 Census	2025 Estimate
1	Dhalai	378,230	430,842
2	North Tripura	693,947	790,475
3	South Tripura	876,001	997,853
4	West Tripura	1,725,739	1,965,789

City-wise Population (2011 vs 2025)

S.No.	City Name	2011 Census	2025 Estimate
1	Agartala	400,004	455,645

Religion-wise Population Distribution

Religion	2011 Count	%	2025 Estimate
Hindu	3,063,903	83.40%	3,490,092
Muslim	316,042	8.60%	360,003
Christian	159,882	4.35%	182,122
Buddhist	125,385	3.41%	142,826
Sikh	1,070	0.03%	1,219
Jain	860	0.02%	980
Not Stated	5,261	0.14%	5,993
Others	1,514	0.04%	1,725

Sex Ratio

• Overall Sex Ratio (2011): 960–961 females per 1000 males
• Child Sex Ratio: 957–958
• Urban Sex Ratio: 973–974
• Rural Sex Ratio: 955–956

Religion	Sex Ratio
Hindu	960
Muslim	964
Christian	963
Buddhist	974

Literacy Rate & Education

• Total Literacy Rate: 87.22%
• Male Literacy Rate: 91.52–91.53%
• Female Literacy Rate: 82.73%
• Urban Literacy Rate: 93.47%
• Rural Literacy Rate: 84.90%

Category	Avg Literacy Rate	Male	Female
Total Population	87.22	91.53	82.73
Urban Area	93.47	95.51	91.38
Rural Area	84.90	90.07	79.49

Religion	Avg Literacy Rate	Male	Female
Hindu	88.16	92.28	83.86
Muslim	83.16	87.34	78.83
Christian	86.15	91.25	80.88
Buddhist	74.60	82.90	66.10

SC/ST Population

• Scheduled Castes (SC): 654,918 (17.83%); SC Sex Ratio: 959
• Scheduled Tribes (ST): 1,166,813 (31.76%); ST Sex Ratio: 984

Socio-Economic and Household Facts

• Total Households: 855,556
• Total Towns: 42
• Total Villages: 875
• Ownership Trend: 91.86% owned; 5.54% rented
• Couples in Single Family: 76.83%
• Banking/Finance Access: 79.23%
• Internet Penetration (2011): 1.02%
• Families Owning Car: 2.19%; two-wheelers: 8.24%
• Growing insurance interest

Urban vs Rural Population

• Urban Population: 961,453 (26.17%)
• Rural Population: 2,712,464 (73.83%)
• Urban Literacy Rate: 93.47%
• Rural Literacy Rate: 84.90%
• Urban Sex Ratio: 974
• Rural Sex Ratio: 956

Child & Slum Population

• Child Population (0-6): 458,014 (12.47%)
• Child Sex Ratio: 957–958
• Slum Population: 139,780 (3.8%)
• Slum Households: 34,143
• Slum Sex Ratio: 993

Workforce (Worker Profile)

• Total Workers: 1,469,521 (40% overall)
• Male Workers: 1,045,326
• Female Workers: 424,195

District Highlights

Description	District	2011	2025 Est.
Most Populous	West Tripura	1,725,739	1,965,789
Least Populous	Dhalai	378,230	430,842
Highest Sex Ratio	North Tripura	967	–
Lowest Sex Ratio	Dhalai	944	–
Highest Literacy Rate	West Tripura	88.69%	–
Lowest Literacy Rate	South Tripura	84.66%	–
Highest Density	West Tripura	973	–
Lowest Density	Dhalai	157	–

Key Takeaways - Tripura Population Growth

• Transitioned from 1.73 Lac (1901) to 36.74 Lac (2011)
• Highest decadal growth: 78.71% (1961)
• Urban population rising: 26.17% urban (2011)
• Majority population remains rural at 73.83%
• Projected to reach nearly 45.53 Lac by 2036