Tripura

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Tripura
State
(clockwise from top) Clouded Leopard National Park; Rock-cut sculptures at Unakoti; Ujjayanta Palace; Neermahal palace
Seal
Location of Tripura in India
Map of Tripura
Coordinates (Agartala): 23°50′N 91°17′E / 23.84°N 91.28°E / 23.84; 91.28
Country	India
Union territory	1 November 1956
State	21 January 1972†
Capital	Agartala
Most populous city	Agartala
Districts	8
Government
• Governor	Satyadev Narayan Arya[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)
• 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]	Bengali English Kokborok
Website	tripura.gov.in
†It was elevated from the status of Union-Territories by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act 1971

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.

1. ↑ Sarkar, Ipsita (20 July 2019). "Centre appoints new Governors in 6 states, Anandiben Patel transferred to UP". Zee News. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
2. ↑ "Biplab Deb takes oath as Tripura chief minister". Livemint. 9 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
3. ↑ "BJP picks Biplab Deb as new Tripura CM, Jishnu Debbarma to be his deputy". Hindustan Times. 9 March 2018.
4. ↑ State of Literacy (PDF), censusindia.gov.in, archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2015, retrieved 20 June 2015
5. ↑ "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.
6. ↑ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 9781405881180.