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त्रिपुरा
ত্রিপুরা
Forests invoking to be explored.JPG
Unakoti 1.jpg
Tripura State Museum Agartala Tripura India.jpg
Neer Mahal, the water palace of Tripura 02.jpg
Official seal of
Location of Tripura in India
Location of Tripura in India
Map of Tripura
Map of Tripura
Coordinates (Agartala): 23°50′N 91°17′E / 23.84°N 91.28°E / 23.84; 91.28Coordinates: 23°50′N 91°17′E / 23.84°N 91.28°E / 23.84; 91.28
CountryIndia
Union territory1 November 1956
State21 January 1972
CapitalAgartala
Most populous cityAgartala
Districts8
Government
 • GovernorSatyadev Narayan Arya[1]
 • Chief MinisterBiplab Kumar Deb (BJP)[2]
 • Deputy Chief MinisterJishnu Deb Burman (BJP)[3]
 • Leader of oppositionManik Sarkar (CPI (M))
 • LegislatureUnicameral (60 seats)
Area
 • Total10,491.65 km2 (4,050.85 sq mi)
 • Rank27th (2014)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,671,032
 • Rank22nd (2014)
 • Density349.90035/km2 (906.2377/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-TR
Vehicle registrationTR-
HDIIncrease 0.663 (medium)
HDI rank6th (2014)
Literacy87.75 % (2011)[4]
Official languages[5]
Websitetripura.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.

Provincial symbols of Tripura

Tripura Media

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