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.
| Location and Area | Climate |
| Education | Medical Facilities |
| Animal Husbandry | Agriculture and Irrigation |
| Fairs & Festivals | Demography |
| Name of Subdivision | Size |
|---|---|
| Ambassa | 551.12 Sq KM |
| Gandachera | 596.22 Sq KM |
| LongtharaiValley | 780.32 Sq KM |
| Kamalpur | 384.73 Sq KM |
| Total | 2312.29 Sq KM |
| Name of Subdivision | Distance |
|---|---|
| Ambassa | 11 KM |
| LongtharaiValley | 44 KM |
| Kamalpur | 51 KM |
| Gandachera | 53 KM |
| Total | 169 KM |
| Name of Subdivision | JB/ Primary School | SB School | High School | HS(+2 stage) School | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassa | 71 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| LongtharaiValley | 152 | 64 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| Kamalpur | 89 | 37 | 14 | 12 | 1 |
| Gandachera | 59 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 365 | 153 | 33 | 21 | 1 |
ST/SC Hostels:
| Name of Subdivision | No Of Hostel | Boys inmates | Girls inmates | Total inmates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassa | 5 | 190 | 120 | 310 |
| LongtharaiValley | 11 | 324 | 200 | 524 |
| Kamalpur | 5 | 210 | 60 | 270 |
| Gandachera | 4 | 120 | 21 | 141 |
| Total | 25 | 844 | 401 | 1245 |
Number of Teachers:
| Name of Subdivision | No. of female Teacher | No. of male Teacher | Total Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassa | 117 | 421 | 538 |
| LongtharaiValley | 109 | 567 | 676 |
| Kamalpur | 261 | 1144 | 1405 |
| Gandachera | 19 | 276 | 295 |
| Total | 506 | 2408 | 2914 |
Social Education:
| Name of Subdivision | A/W Center | SE Center | Total Centers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassa | 71 | 19 | 90 |
| LongtharaiValley | 249 | 25 | 274 |
| Kamalpur | 121 | 79 | 200 |
| Gandachera | 108 | 3 | 111 |
| Total | 549 | 126 | 675 |
| Name of Subdivision | Veterinary Hospital | Veterinary Dispensary |
|---|---|---|
| Ambassa | 1 | Nil |
| LongtharaiValley | 1 | 1 |
| Kamalpur | 1 | 3 |
| Gandachera | Nil | 2 |
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
| Range | Summer (in celsius) | Winer (in celsius) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum | 36 degree |
28 degree| Minimum |
16.9 degree |
5.3 degree | |
Average Rainfall: 220 cm.
Particulars of Med. Facilities |
Longtharai Valley |
Gandacherra |
Ambassa |
Kamalpur |
| Hospital | 1 |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
| PHC | 3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| Dispensary/Sub-Centre | 18 |
8 |
10 |
26 |
| No. of Doctor | 11 |
6 |
14 |
16 |
| Nurses and ANM | 18 |
8 |
5 |
23 |
| Pharmacist | 4 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
| No. of Bed | 30 |
30 |
10 |
95 |
| Name of Subdivision | PADDY/RICE |
JUTE & MESTA |
PINEAPPLE |
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| AREA(Hect.) | PADDY PROD(M.T.) | RICE PROD(M.T.) | AREA(Hect.) | PROD(Bales) | AREA(Hect.) | PROD(M.T.) | |
| Longtharai Valley | 11119 |
25973 | 17315 | 128 |
1011 | 281 |
4532 |
| Gandacherra | 2303 |
5619 | 3746 | 112 |
885 | 650 |
12719 |
| Kamalpur | 16863 |
42781 | 28521 | 254 |
2007 | 16 |
301 |
| TOTAL | 30285 | 74373 | 49582 | 494 | 3903 | 947 | 17552 |
N.B. 1 Bales=180 kg for Jute
1 Bales=170 kg for Mesta
| Name of Subdivision | Deep T/W for drinking water | Deep TW for irrigation | L.I. Scheme | Total area irrigated (Hect) | Cultivated area (Hect) |
| Longtharai Valley | 17 |
1 |
14 |
610 |
4225 |
| Gandacherra | 9 |
5 |
4 |
82 |
|
| Ambassa | 14 |
NA |
18 |
242 |
|
| Kamalpur | 14 |
NA |
45 |
2,248 |
|
| Total | 1993.56 |
Name of Subdivision |
S.T. |
S.C. |
Others |
Total |
| Longtharai Valley | 82266 |
8639 |
20969 |
111874 |
| Gandacherra | 30217 |
3798 |
12911 |
46,926 |
| Ambassa | 37823 |
4329 |
16227 |
58379 |
| Kamalpur | 36575 |
34689 |
48048 |
119312 |
Total |
1,86,881 |
51,455 |
98,155 |
3,36,491 |
