Tripura

State
	Seal
	Location of Tripura in India
	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	Satyadev Narayan Arya
• Chief Minister	Biplab Kumar Deb (BJP)
• Deputy Chief Minister	Jishnu Deb Burman (BJP)
• 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	349.90035/km2 (906.2377/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)
Official languages	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.

Political history

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 Tripura

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

Tripura Media

Tripura Sundari Temple in Udaipur.
Rock-cut sculpture of Shiva at Unakoti
Neermahal Palace is the royal palace built by Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman of the Kingdom of Tripura.
Queen Kanchan Prabha Devi who signed the instrument of accession to India as president of the Council of Regency.
Rice is grown on Tripura's alluvial plains, which include lungas, the narrow valleys that are found mainly in the west of the state.
ত্রিপুরার বর্তমান বিধানসভা
Map of Indian state, Tripura.
Ujjayanta Palace, built in the 19th century as a replacement for a former royal palace destroyed in an earthquake, was used until 2011 as the meeting place of Tripura's State Legislative Assembly.
Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council, pictured, encompasses much of the state
Rice is the major crop in Tripura and accounts for 91 per cent of the land under cultivation.