TRIPURA

Tripura a erstwhile princely state is a landlocked state in North East India is one of the Seven Sister States. Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south, and west. The Indian states of Assam and Mizoram lie to its east. The state capital is Agartala.

Tripura was part of an independent Tripuri kingdom that ruled for several centuries. It was a Princely state during the British Raj in India. The kingdom merged with independent India in 1949 by the Tripura Merger Agreement.
Forests cover more than half the area of the state, and provide remarkable biodiversity for a relatively small state and also source of livelihood for many tribes.

Wildlife sanctuaries of the state include Sipahijola Wildlife Sanctuary, Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary, Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary, and Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary National parks of the state include Clouded Leopard National Park and Rajbari National Park.

Tripura is divided into 8 district

Districts            Headquarters

Dhalai               Ambassa

Sipahijala          Bishramganj

Khowai             Khowai

Gomati             Udaipur

Unakoti            Kailashahar

North Tripura    Dharmanagar

South Tripura    Belonia

West Tripura     Agartala

How to reach Tripura?

By Air

The state capital, Agartala is well connected by air. Flight takes about 50 minutes from Kolkata and Guwahati.

By Rail

Tripura is connected with the rest of the country through Assam by Meter gauge railway line via Lumding and Silchar. The nearest railhead in Tripura is Kumarghat, 140 k.m. away from Guwahati, on the northern-frontier railway. The major railways stations of the state are Agartala, Dharmanagar, Kumarghat.

By Road
Tripura is connected to rest of the country via Assam through National Highway 44 (NH-44).

A number of rivers flow through the hilly regions carving valleys, and pass through the plains to enter Bangladesh. The rivers Khowai, Dhalai, Manu River, Juri and Langai flow towards north; Gumti is westward; Muhuri and Feni are the southwestward rivers.

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