North Tripura is an administrative district in the Indian state of Tripura and the city of Kailasahar is the administrative headquarters of the district. It occupies an area of 2821 kms2 and the population of the district according to the census conducted in the year 2001 was 5,90,655. The district came into existence in the year 1970 on the 1st of September when the whole stat of Tripura was divided into three districts. The current North Tripura District has three sub-divisions namely Kanchanpur, Kailashahar and Dharmanagar.

Literacy in North Tripura District:

The district of North Tripura has a literacy rate of 88.29% and the sex ratio of the district is 967 females out of every 1000 males. The district has three colleges each at three different subdivisions of the district. Apart from this, when it comes to school education in the district, there are 33 government schools and four private schools and there are many other matriculation and primary schools in the district and these institutions offer a strong educational foundation to the future citizens of North Tripura District. The name of the single government college functioning from the district of North Tripura and some of the details regarding this educational institution are given below:

• Government Degree College, Dhramanagar

Government Degree College, Dhramanagar:

Government Degree College, Dharmanagar is one of the oldest colleges among the 15 government colleges functioning from the state of Tripura. The college is located in the district of North Tripura at a distance of about 159 kms from the capital of the state Agartala. The college has been in the forefront among the colleges in the state in advancement of education and other activities. The college came into existence in the year 1979 and it is offering courses in the faculties of arts, science and commerce and these degrees are conferred in different subjects. Some of the departments offering course under these faculties are

• Political science

• Education

• History

• Sanskrit

• English

• Information technology

• Physical education

• Human physiology

• Philosophy

• Economics

• Bengali

• Zoology

• Botany

• Mathematics

• Chemistry

• Physics

In addition to these courses under regular stream of education, the college also offers a wide range of courses by acting as the study centre for IGNOU and Tripura University Distance Education Centre.

Thus, the singe government college functioning from the North Tripura district offers the best education as equivalent to the private colleges functioning from this district thereby contributing towards the educational development of the state.