Unakoti District has been renamed from the original North Tripura District as the outcome of bifurcation of newly created North Tripura District comprising of the Northern most part of Tripura state which has come into effect from 21.01.2012. Kailashahar is the District headquarter of Unakoti District. Km. It is bounded by Bangladesh on the Western side, North Tripura District on the Eastern side and Dhalai District on the South-western side. There are 03 Revenue Circles namely Kailashahar under Kailashahar Sub-Division. Kumarghat and Pecharthal Revenue Circle under Kumarghat Sub-Division. 12 TKs and 78 Revenue Villages under the District. Total population of the district is 2,98,194 (approx). Literacy rate in the District is 88.29 percent (as per 2011 census), where the female literacy rate stands at 84.69 percent. The District consists of five (5) Assembly Constituencies, viz., 50-Pabiacherra(SC), 51- Fatikroy(SC), 52- Chandipur(GL), 53-Kailashahar and 59-Pecharthal(ST) ACs. There are two (2) District Council Constituencies , viz., 2-Machmara and 4-Karamcherra(ST) DC constituencies. Total voters' population in Unakoti District as per Final publication of Electoral Roll on 1.1.2022 is 1,87,645(Male-94347, Female-93297 & Third Gender-01). The District is divided into two Sub-Division namely Kailashahar and Kumarghat. For the purpose of developmental activities it is divided into three Blocks namely Kumarghat, Pecharthal, Chandipur and Gournagar. There are 34 GPs and 7 ADC villages in Kailashahar Sub-Division and 25 GPs and 20 ADC villages in Kumarghat Sub-Division taking the total to 91 GPs and ADC villages combined. There are 17 wards in Kailashahar Municipal Council and 15 wards in Kumarghat Municipal Council.
