AGARTALA, Feb 14 (TIWN): The Agartala branch of Melagarh HS school association on Sunday observed the bi-ennial and yearly meet of the school at Shahid Bhagat Singh youth hostel.

The conference discussed on the budget and expenditure, demands and proposal were also tabled for the development of the school.

Addressing the meeting the members of the association said that the school needs to be developed and efforts should be given for improvement.

The meeting also discussed on their yearly collection, expenditure over the years.

Melaghar has a total population of 19,714 (as of 2015). It is one of the major town in Tripura and also 2nd in Sipahijala district after Bishalgarh. Males constitute around 50.4% of the population and females 49.6%.

Melaghar has an average literacy rate of 90.12%, higher than the national average of 74.04%. Male literacy is 93.41% and female literacy is 86.83%.

Sex ratio of Melaghar is 984 females per 1000 males. A total of 11% of the population are under 6 years of age. Whilst the majority speak Bengali, Melaghar is also home to Bengali speaking tribes and also Hindi, as some of them are Bihari.