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Demographic feature
determines all spheres of life of a community.
In Tripura, the growth rate of population has
been so phenomenal that over the last 136 years
(1872 - 2008) the State registered more than 42
times increase in its population, which has very
seriously affected the normal life condition of
all sections of population particularly the
indigenous people of the State. This abnormal
growth of population is not due to the normal or
natural demographic factors like fertility,
mortality etc., but is mainly due to unabated
influx of illegal migrants the State had to
receive prior to the merger with Indian Union
(15th October 1949) and also due to the influx
of illegal migrants in the Post-merger period
(particularly from 1950 - 25th March 1971). This
demographic process also resulted in wide
variations of the percentage of both natives and
non-natives population to the total population
of the State in its Post-merger period.
So, demographic
picture is a vital issue in relation to the
existence of an ethnic group, community or
nationality in the democratic countries like
India. In the context of Tripura, it is
affirmed by many intelligentsias who love to
restore peace and national integration that all
sorts of conflicts and unrest prevailing in the
State are deeply rooted in the unnatural
demographic picture caused by the unprecedented
inflow of illegal immigration in the region from
across the international border.
Below is the
demographic fluctuation in Pre-Merger Tripura
and Post-Merger Tripura and percentage of
decadal variation in population from 1872 - 2001
A.D.
Table1
Sources: 1. Debbarma,
Samarendra, Census Bibarani (Census Reporyt)-1340
T.E. (1931 A.D.), Tripura Government Press,
Independent Twipra (Tripura) State.
2. The Tribes of
Tripura, op. cit., Appendix 8 and also in
Bhattacharya, A.K., Tripura - A Portrait of
Population (Compiled from Census of India, 1971
A.D, Govt. of India).
3. Srivastava, S.C.,
Demographic Profile of North East India,
forwarded by B.K. Roy Burman, Mittal
Publications, Delhi, 1987.
4. Census of 1991 and
2001.
Table-2 (below)
depicts a comparative picture of decadal growth
rate in Tripura against all India decadal growth
rate in population from 1931 - 1971 A.D.
Table-2:
Sources: 1. Debbarma,
Samarendra, Census Bibarani (Census Reporyt)-1340
T.E. (1931 A.D.), Tripura Government Press,
Independent Twipra (Tripura) State.
2. The Tribes of
Tripura, op. cit., Appendix 8 and also in
Bhattacharya, A.K., Tripura - A Portrait of
Population (Compiled from Census of India, 1971
A.D, Govt. of India).
3. Bhattacharjee,
S.R., Tribal Insurgency in Tripura: A Study in
Exploration of Causes, Inter-India Publications,
New Delhi, 1989. .
The Table-2 above
shows the abnormally high decadal growth rate of
population of Tripura in the decade (1951-61)
is 78.71% as against all-India decadal growth
(only 21.60%). This is how the aborigines had
been outnumbered by the non-aborigines in
Tripura.
5. Kokborok or
Bodo words/names of different places of India
being changed into non-Bodo and Non-Kokborok
words in the last centuries.
Original
Name Present / Altered
Name
1. Aguli
Agartala
2. Nuyungma
Ujjayanta Palace
3. Twijilikma
Rudrasagar
4. Twijilikma Nuyung
Neermahal
5. Kuailwng
Khowai
6. Thokhatthai
Teliamura
7. Khumtwisa
Fulchhari
8. Ganthatwisa
Gandachhara
9. Loksuma
Khowai River
10. Saidra Howrah
River
11. Dondra
Dhalai River
12. Likhumjwkma
Kalachhara
13. Sumili
Sunai
14. Satraitwisa
Satraichhara
15. Kormoti
Gomti
16. Longthrai
Longtorai
17. Hathaikotor
Baramura
18. Hachwkberem
Atharmura
19. Sakathang Sakhanthang
20. Mwtai Hathaih
Debtamura
21. Jarikosom
Hathaih Kalajari
22. Subrai Hathaih
Unokoti
23. Khumpuilwng
Kupilong
24. Mwswitwisa
Harinchhara
25. Thaiplokphang
Chalitabari
26. Muitulwng
Kochuchhara
27. Twisarangchak Sonachhara
28. Mandwi
Mandai
29. Dongor
Dumbur
30. Twidu
Tuidu
31. Hokutwisa
Dummachhara
32. Mayungtwisa
Hatichhara
33. Twima/Dwima
Dimapur (in Nagaland)
34. Kwchar
Kachar (in Assam)
35. Kangkha
Ganga (in UP)
36. Borok Harung
Barak Valley (in Assam)
37. Kaimankha
Kamaikhya (in Assam)
38. Kuaihati
Guwahati (in Assam)
39. Dilli/Dwilik
Delhi (in Delhi)
40. Kaptwi Kaptai
(in Bangl
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