General Information

• Latitudes : 22°56' and 24°32' North
• Longitudes : 90°09' and 92°20' East
• Area : 10,492 square kilometers
• Capital : Agartala
• Temperature : - 2° - 16° C in winter & 10° - 25° C in summer
• Time zone IST : UTC + 5:30
• ISO abbreviation : IN-TR
• Districts : 4
• Population : 3,191,168
• Official Language : Bengali, Kokborak
• Male Population : 1,636,138
• Female Population : 1,555,030
• Population Density : 304 / square kilometers
• Literacy Rate : 73.66%
• Nearest Railway Station : Kumarghat, Dharmanagar
• Nearest Airport : Ushabazar (Agartala)
• Major Towns : Agartala, Kumarghat, Dharmanagar, Kailashar, Teliamura, Badharghat, Pratapgarh, Barjala, Khowai, Sonamura, Gandhigram, Kamalpur
• % of forest cover (2000) : 57.77
• Major crops : Rice, Sugar cane, Cotton, Jute, Mesta
• Major plantations : Tea, Rubber, Coffee
• Fruits, vegetables & spices : Banana, Pineapple, Orange, Mango, Guava, Litchi, Potato, Papaya, Tomato
• Major Minerals : Fire Clay, Quartz, Silica sand

Places to see in Tripura

• Agartala
• Deotamura
• Pilak
• Unakoti
• Jampui Hill
• Ujjayanta Palace
• Kunjaban Palace
• Malancha Niwas
• Tripura Government Museum

Fairs and festivals in Tripura

• Pous-Sankranti Mela (January)
• Tirthamukh (January/February)
• Garia and Gajan Festival (April)
• Ashokastami Festival (April)
• Kharchi Puja (July)
• Ker Puja
• Durga Puja (October/ November)
• Ganga Puja
• Rasha Festival (November)

Wildlife of Tripura

• Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary (Near Agartala)
• Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary (Agartala)
• Gondacherra Wild Life Sanctuary (Agartala)
• The Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary (Agartala)

Pilgrimage / Places of worship in Tripura

• Tripura Sundari Temple / Matabari (Udaipur)
• Bhuvaneswari Temple (Udaipur)
• Jagannatha Temple (Udaipur)
• Chaturdasha Devta Temple (Old Agartala)
• Uma Maheshwar Temple (Udaipur)
• Buddha Temple (Kanchanpur)
• Benu Ban Bihara (Agartala)

Heritage sites in Tripura

• Tripura Castle (Agartala)
• Tripura Government Museum
• Neermahal,Water Palace (Agartala)
• Ujjayanta Palace (Agartala)
• Royal Heritage Tripura Castle

Art and craft of Tripura

• Cane Work
• Bamboo work
• Handicrafts and Handloom
• Basketry
• Smoking Pipes
• Fish Traps
• Fish Baskets
• Tripura tribal Jewellery

Dance and Music of Tripura

• Garia Dance
• Lebang Boomani Dance
• Hozagiri Dance
• Bizu Dance
• Hai - Hak Dance
• Wangala Dance
• Welcome Dance

Cuisine of Tripura

• Mui Borok
• Berma (Dried and Fermented Fish)
• Chakhwi
• Mwkhwi
• Muitru