Divisions[edit]

See also: List of districts of Tripura

In January 2012, major changes were implemented in the administrative divisions of Tripura.
Beforehand, there had been four districts – Dhalai (headquarters Ambassa), North
Tripura (headquarters Kailashahar), South Tripura (headquarters Udaipur, Tripura), and West
Tripura (headquarters Agartala). Four new districts were carved out of the existing four in January
2012 – Khowai, Unakoti, Sipahijala and Gomati.[49] Six new subdivisions and five new blocks were
also added.[50] Each is governed by a district collector or a district magistrate, usually appointed by
the Indian Administrative Service. The subdivisions of each district are governed by a sub-divisional
magistrate and each subdivision is further divided into blocks. The blocks consist of Panchayats
(village councils) and town municipalities. As of 2012, the state had eight districts, 23 subdivisions
and 58 development blocks.[51] National census and state statistical reports are not available for all
the new administrative divisions, as of March 2013. Agartala, the capital of Tripura, is the most
populous city. Other major towns with a population of 10,000 or more (as per 2015 census)
are Sabroom, Dharmanagar, Jogendranagar, Kailashahar, Pratapgarh, Udaipur, Amarpur, Belonia,
Gandhigram, Kumarghat, Khowai, Ranirbazar, Sonamura, Bishalgarh, Teliamura, Mohanpur, Melag
har, Ambassa, Kamalpur, Bishramganj, Kathaliya, Santirbazar and Baxanagar.