Tripura
Indian contested state
Tripura (/ˈtrɪpʊrə, -ərə/)[6] (Bengali: ত্রিপুরা) is a state in Northeast India. It covers an area of 4,036 square miles (10,450 km2).It is the 3rd smallest state of India. It is bigger than Lebanon but smaller than Kosovo. The capital city is Agartala.
Tripura | ||||||
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(clockwise from top) Clouded Leopard National Park; Rock-cut sculptures at Unakoti; Ujjayanta Palace; Neermahal palace | ||||||
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 Map of Tripura | ||||||
| Coordinates (Agartala): 23°50′N 91°17′E / 23.84°N 91.28°ECoordinates: 23°50′N 91°17′E / 23.84°N 91.28°E | ||||||
| Country |  India | |||||
| Union territory | 1 November 1956 | |||||
| State | 21 January 1972† | |||||
| Capital | Agartala | |||||
| Most populous city | Agartala | |||||
| Districts | 8 | |||||
| Government | ||||||
| • Governor | Ramesh Bais[1] | |||||
| • Chief Minister | Biplab Kumar Deb (BJP)[2] | |||||
| • Deputy Chief Minister | Jishnu Deb Burman (BJP)[3] | |||||
| • Leader of opposition | Manik Sarkar (CPI (M)) | |||||
| • Legislature | Unicameral (60 seats) | |||||
| Area | ||||||
| • Total | 10,491.65 km2 (4,050.85 sq mi) | |||||
| Area rank | 27th (2014) | |||||
| Population (2011) | ||||||
| • Total | 3,671,032 | |||||
| • Rank | 22nd (2014) | |||||
| • Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) | |||||
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) | |||||
| ISO 3166 code | IN-TR | |||||
| Vehicle registration | TR- | |||||
| HDI |  0.663 (medium) | |||||
| HDI rank | 6th (2014) | |||||
| Literacy | 87.75 % (2011)[4] | |||||
| Official languages[5] | ||||||
| Website | tripura | |||||
| †It was elevated from the status of Union-Territories by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act 1971 | ||||||
Political historyEdit
It is a Disputed Territory claimed as Chittagonian Plains by Bangladesh. Bangladesh says that as Tripura was an Independent Kingdom and never part of British India, the Republic of India had no right to annex the country after the death of its last King.
Provincial symbols of TripuraEdit
Green Imperial Pigeon, Provincial bird of Tripura
Phayre's leaf monkey, Provincial animal of Tripura
Agar, Provincial tree of Tripura
Cobra saffron/Nageshwar, Provincial flower of Tripura
Natal Queen pineapple, provincial fruit of Tripura
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ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Sarkar, Ipsita (20 July 2019). "Centre appoints new Governors in 6 states, Anandiben Patel transferred to UP". Zee News. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "Biplab Deb takes oath as Tripura chief minister". Livemint. 9 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ↑ "BJP picks Biplab Deb as new Tripura CM, Jishnu Debbarma to be his deputy". Hindustan Times. 9 March 2018.
- ↑ State of Literacy (PDF), censusindia.gov.in, archived (PDF) from the original on 6 July 2015, retrieved 20 June 2015
- ↑ "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. pp. 79–84. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ↑ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 9781405881180.
