Khowai district is a district of Tripura state of India. This district was created in January, 2012 when four new districts were created in Tripura, taking the number of districts in the state from four to eight. The district headquarters are located in the town Khowai. The district was carved out of West Tripura district along with new Sipahijala district. The district is divided into two subdivisions, namely Khowai and Teliamura.
Khowai is a town located in the Indian state of Tripura and a recent nagar panchayat forming into a Khowai Municipal Council in newly formed Khowai district. The city lies on the banks of Khowai river and hence from the river the city gets its name. It was originally settled upon by Upendranath Roy.Located near the Bangladeshi border, Khowai has boundaries with Bangladesh on its entire southern part.
Etymology
Khowai district derives its name from the namesake Khowai river, which runs across the district in north-south direction almost in the middle.
Transport
Railway
Lumding–Sabroom line of Northeast Frontier Railway passes through Khowai district. The main station in district is Teliamura railway station, providing connectivity to Tripura capital Agartala and Assam.
Geography and Climate
Khowai is situated in a plain along the Khowai River and has a monsoon influenced humid subtropical climate with large amounts of rain almost all year. The city experiences long, hot and wet summers, lasting from April to October. Average temperatures are around 28 °C (82 °F), fluctuating with rainfall. There is a short, mild winter from mid-November to early March, with mostly dry conditions and average temperatures around 18 °C (64 °F).
Culture
There is predominance of both the Bengali and Kokborok languages in Khowai.The main festivals of the town are Durga Puja, Kharchi, Garia Pooja, and Tring (Tripuri new year).
Indo-Bangladesh Border
The length of the border along Khowai is 61.5 km. It is almost fully fenced (only 950 metres are pending).
Khowai District
The sub-division has already become a district named "Khowai". All the district regulatory offices will start functioning in the district town Khowai. Two sub-divisions, Khowai and Teliamura, make up the new district, with a total area of 1378.28 km2.
Transport
Khowai Airport which serves Khowai, is currently non-operational.
Education
Dasaratha Deb Memorial College
Khowai Government Higher Secondary School
Khowai Government Girls' Class XII School
Khowai Government English Medium Class XII School
Sharat Chandra Class XII School
Sonatala Govt Class XII School
Forest
There are two range sector offices in the subdivision of Khowai – Khowai and Padmabil. The Khowai range has 13,578 hectares of forest land whereas the Padmabil range has 6,468 hectares of forest land.
Health
Khowai has one district hospital (Khowai Hospital), five Public Health centers, and 43 health sub-centers.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khowai_district
