Name Change in Khowai Town and District, Tripura
Khowai is a town, a sub-division and a district, and it has not always been all three. That makes older documents from here read oddly: the address can say Khowai while the district line says West Tripura. Both are right. This page sorts out which Khowai a paper means, and what that does and does not affect.
If an older paper gives your address as Khowai but names West Tripura as the district, nothing is wrong. Khowai district was created in 2012, and before that Khowai was a sub-division of West Tripura. Neither version needs correcting. Khowai town is now the district headquarters, so certificates are local, and the Gazette file goes to Delhi from anywhere.
Khowai at a glance
- District
- Khowai, created January 2012
- Carved out of
- West Tripura
- Headquarters
- Khowai town
- Sub-divisions
- Khowai and Teliamura
- Earlier change
- The sub-division was split in 2006
- Papers before 2012
- District line says West Tripura
- Is that an error?
- No, and it needs no correction
- Affidavit
- Before a notary, in person, locally
- Gazette filing
- Delhi. No counter anywhere in Tripura
- Passport
- Agartala, or a POPSK where one serves the area
Key takeaways
- Khowai names a town, a sub-division and a district.
- Before 2012 the district here was West Tripura.
- An address saying Khowai never proved the district.
- Teliamura was part of the same sub-division until 2006.
- None of this needs correcting on old papers.
- No Gazette counter exists here or anywhere in the state.
Which Khowai is which
Elsewhere in Tripura a district and its headquarters have different names, so nobody confuses the two. Here they do not. Khowai is the town, Khowai is the sub-division, and since 2012 Khowai is also the district, which was carved out of West Tripura.
| Period | Khowai meant | District was |
|---|---|---|
| Before 2006 | The town, and one large sub-division | West Tripura |
| 2006 to 2012 | The town, and a smaller sub-division | West Tripura |
| Since 2012 | The town, the sub-division and the district | Khowai |
| What split in 2006 | Teliamura became a separate sub-division | |
| What changed in 2012 | Khowai district was created out of West Tripura | |
The undivided Khowai sub-division was once among the largest in the state, which is why the name carries so much history for a place of this size.
Reading an older document
Because the town name stayed constant while the district changed underneath it, papers from here can look contradictory at a glance. They are not.
| What the paper shows | What it means |
|---|---|
| Khowai in the address, West Tripura as district | Issued before 2012. Entirely correct |
| Khowai in the address, Khowai as district | Issued since 2012 |
| Khowai sub-division named | Could be either period. Check the date |
| Teliamura named separately | Issued after the 2006 split |
| Two of your papers disagree | Normal. They were issued in different periods |
| Anything needs correcting? | No. Not on this point |
Teliamura, and the 2006 split
Khowai district has two sub-divisions, Khowai and Teliamura. They were one until 2006, when the undivided sub-division was split in two. So families with roots on the Teliamura side have papers that name Khowai even though nobody there would describe themselves as being in Khowai today.
If your family is from that side
- Older papers may name the Khowai sub-division
- Papers after 2006 name Teliamura
- Papers before 2012 name West Tripura as district
- None of it is an error
What to do about it
- Nothing, on the place names
- Check the spelling of the person's name instead
- Use your current address on new forms
- Keep the old document as it is
Both sub-divisions sit in the same district now, and Khowai town is the headquarters for both.
What is local to Khowai
Since 2012 the district's main offices have been in Khowai town rather than in Agartala, which is the practical gain from the reorganisation for people here.
| Step | Local? |
|---|---|
| Swearing the affidavit | Yes, before a notary |
| Revenue certificates | Yes. District offices are here now |
| Birth certificate matters | The body that registered the birth |
| Aadhaar updates | A Seva Kendra, generally available locally |
| Newspaper notices | Booked, not travelled to |
| Paying the Gazette fee | Online, from home |
We do not print office addresses or sitting days, because those change and a wrong address costs a journey. Ring first, even locally.
The order to do things in from Khowai
Start board work first
The slowest item, wherever you live.
Settle the spelling
Before the notary, not after.
Swear the affidavit here
Locally, in person.
Book both papers together
Arranged, no travel.
Pay online, file in Delhi
We lodge it. Nobody here travels for this.
Certificates in Khowai
Not Agartala, not since 2012.
What each step actually involves is on the name change process page, which this page does not repeat.
The affidavit, locally
An affidavit is sworn rather than filled in, so you appear before a notary in person and sign in front of them. Notaries are found around court areas, and this is the one part of a name change that nobody can do for you.
Take with you
- Identity proof in your existing name
- The exact old and new spellings, written down
- Your address as you want it printed
- Both parents, if the affidavit is for a child
Decide beforehand
- The exact spelling you are moving to
- How your father's or husband's name is written
- Whether a surname is one word or two
- Which district to state, which is Khowai today
The format is on name change affidavit in Tripura.
The two newspapers
One Bengali daily and one English daily circulating in Tripura, with identical wording in both. Arranged rather than travelled for.
| Point | Position |
|---|---|
| How many | Two. One Bengali daily, one English daily |
| Wording | Identical in both |
| What is submitted | The complete original page, masthead and date visible |
| A cutting | Refused |
| Which district in the wording | Khowai, your current one |
| Timing | Book both together |
More is on newspaper advertisement for name change in Tripura.
Where the Gazette fits, from Khowai
There is no Gazette counter in Khowai, in Agartala, or anywhere in Tripura. The file goes to one office in Delhi, so proximity to the capital makes no difference at this step at all. Anybody locally offering to file a Central Gazette notice within the state is describing something that does not exist, though preparing papers and sending them to Delhi is legitimate work.
What goes into the file
A Central Gazette file is five papers and the Department accepts or returns it as a whole. Nothing is returned afterwards, so it is assembled once and assembled properly.
| Paper | What it must say or be |
|---|---|
| 1. The affidavit | On non-judicial stamp paper, notarised in person, giving the old name, the new name, the address and the reason. The one step nobody can do online |
| 2. Two newspaper pages | One Bengali daily and one English daily circulating in Tripura, identical wording, and the complete original page of each with masthead and date. A cutting is refused |
| 3. The CD certificate | A declaration that the soft copy matches the hard copy, accepting responsibility for any mismatch. The most commonly forgotten paper in the file |
| 4. The request letter | Addressed to the Controller, Publication Department, Civil Lines, Delhi 110054 |
| 5. The proforma, in two copies | Computer typed, not handwritten, signed in the existing old name, with two witnesses giving signature, full name and full address |
What the notice actually says
Change of name style
No. ADVT IV /
I, [existing name], son of / daughter of [father's name], residing at [full address, Khowai, Khowai District, Tripura, PIN], hitherto known as [existing name], have changed my name and shall hereafter be known as [new name].
[Signed in the existing old name] • Witness 1 and Witness 2, each with signature, full name and full address
Correction style, where a record carries a wrong version
No. ADVT IV /
PUBLIC NOTICE
It is for general information that I, [your full name], son of / daughter of [father's name], residing at [full address, Khowai, Khowai District, Tripura, PIN], do hereby declare that my name has been wrongly written as [the wrong version, quoted exactly as printed] in my [name the record, with number and year], whereas my actual and correct name is [the correct version]. Both the said names refer to one and the same person, namely myself.
[Signature in your existing name] • Witness 1 and Witness 2, each with signature, full name and full address
Three details decide acceptance. A wrong version is quoted exactly as printed, spacing and punctuation included, and never tidied. Where several records carry it, each is named in turn with its own wrong version. And the proforma is computer typed in two copies, signed in the existing old name, with both witnesses giving a full address. Every variant is on the proforma format page.
The stages, and how it is filed from Khowai
Only one office in India accepts a personal name change file, the Department of Publication at Civil Lines, behind the Delhi Vidhan Sabha Metro Station, Delhi 110054, and there is no counter in Agartala or Khowai. Our Delhi head office lodges it in person. The local part stays here: the affidavit sworn before a notary in Khowai, and both newspaper notices booked together so the file is not waiting on one of them. The Government fee is commonly Rs 1,100 for an adult and Rs 1,700 for a minor, paid on BharatKosh only, non-refundable and revised each financial year, with our service charge always given as a separate line before anything is paid. Publication appears in Part IV commonly 30 to 45 days after filing, on a weekly release cycle, and the copy is a free PDF from egazette.gov.in that never expires and needs no attestation for use in India. The full route is on Gazette name change in Tripura.
What to write on a form today
Since the same word can mean three things, forms from here are easier to fill in if you give each field what it is actually asking for.
| Field | What to write |
|---|---|
| Town | Khowai, or Teliamura, as applicable |
| Sub-division | Khowai or Teliamura |
| District | Khowai |
| State | Tripura |
| On the Gazette notice | Your full current address, district included |
| On an old document | Leave it exactly as it is |
Writing the district out in full on the notice is worth the extra words here, because it removes the ambiguity for anyone reading it later.
The process itself
This page is about Khowai. The process is the same everywhere, so it lives in one place.
What it costs from Khowai
| Item | Does living here change it? |
|---|---|
| Government Gazette fee | No. Commonly Rs 1,100 adult, Rs 1,700 minor |
| Newspaper notices | No. Rates belong to the papers |
| Stamp paper and notary | Broadly similar across the state |
| Certificate fees | Set by the department |
| Travel | Less than before 2012, since the offices came here |
| Our service charge | Always a separate line from Government fees |
Full pricing is on name change cost in Tripura.
How long it takes
| Stage | Note |
|---|---|
| Affidavit | A local errand |
| Newspaper publication | The papers' own schedule |
| Gazette publication | Commonly 30 to 45 days after filing |
| Certificates | The office here, plus any enquiry |
| Board corrections | Slow everywhere. Start them first |
Mistakes people in Khowai make
About the name
- Assuming an address saying Khowai proved the district
- Thinking a West Tripura paper is wrong
- Trying to get an old certificate reissued
- Reading the wording instead of checking the date
About the work
- Going to Agartala for what is available here
- Looking for a Gazette counter in the state
- Leaving board corrections until last
- Not settling the spelling before the notary
Words used here, explained
The vocabulary of getting this done from Khowai.
- Khowai district
- Created in January 2012 out of West Tripura, with Khowai town as its headquarters and two sub-divisions.
- Khowai sub-division
- The administrative unit of that name, which existed long before the district and once covered Teliamura as well.
- Khowai town
- The town itself, and now the district headquarters. The name it has always carried.
- West Tripura district
- The district this area belonged to before 2012, and the name on older papers from here.
- Teliamura sub-division
- Separated from the undivided Khowai sub-division in 2006, and now the district's other sub-division.
- Reorganisation
- The 2012 change from four districts to eight, which created Khowai district.
- Registering body
- The office that recorded a birth and therefore the only one that can correct the entry.
- Notary
- The officer before whom an affidavit is sworn in person, found around court areas.
- Complete original page
- What the Gazette file needs from each newspaper, with masthead and date. A cutting is refused.
- BharatKosh
- The Government payment portal for the Gazette fee, used online from anywhere.
- Part IV
- The section of the Gazette of India carrying notices from private people.
- Department of Publication
- The only office in India accepting a personal name change file, at Civil Lines, Delhi.
Towns near Khowai we also work with
Khowai district, and the towns around it.
Questions people in Khowai search
My old paper says Khowai but West Tripura.
Correct. Khowai district did not exist before 2012.
Is Khowai a town or a district?
Both, and a sub-division as well.
Which district do I write today?
Khowai.
Why do two of my papers disagree?
They were issued in different periods. Check the dates.
Is there a Gazette office here?
No. The only one is in Delhi.
Do I still go to Agartala?
Not for district work. Only for passport matters.
Tell us what you need
Send us your documents and tell us what needs changing. If your papers seem to disagree about whether you are in Khowai or West Tripura, send those too and we will tell you plainly which period each belongs to and that neither needs fixing. Then we can get on with the thing that does need fixing, which is almost always the spelling of a name rather than the name of a place.
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Khowai town and district, frequently asked questions
My old paper says Khowai in the address but West Tripura as the district.
Is Khowai a town, a sub-division or a district?
How do I tell which Khowai a document means?
Two of my documents disagree about my district.
What happened in 2006?
Which district do I write on a form now?
Do I still have to go to Agartala for district work?
Is there a Gazette counter in Khowai?
Should I get an old certificate reissued to say Khowai district?
What must I do in person?
Does it cost more here than in Agartala?
Why does this page not list office addresses?
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Official sources
- Khowai District AdministrationThe district's own site, for its history, offices and notices.
- Government of TripuraDistricts, departments and official notifications.
- e-District TripuraState certificates applied for online.
- Department of Publication, Government of IndiaThe only office accepting a name change file, in Delhi.
- BharatKoshWhere the Government fee is paid, from anywhere.
- e-Gazette, Directorate of PrintingWhere the published notice is downloaded free.
The short version
- Khowai is a town, a sub-division and a district.
- Before 2012 the district here was West Tripura.
- Check the date on a document, not the wording.
- Teliamura separated from this sub-division in 2006.
- No Gazette counter exists here or anywhere in the state.
Those papers do not contradict each other
Send them over and we will tell you which period each belongs to.