Tripura
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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.
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[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 | 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)[4] | |||||
Official languages[5] | ||||||
Website | tripura | |||||
†It was elevated from the status of Union-Territories by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act 1971 |
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
Tripura Media
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.
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
References
- ↑ Sarkar, Ipsita (20 July 2019). "Centre appoints new Governors in 6 states, Anandiben Patel transferred to UP" (in en). Zee News. https://zeenews.india.com/india/centre-appoints-new-governors-in-6-states-anandiben-patel-appointed-as-up-governor-jagdeep-dhankhar-ramesh-bais-lal-ji-tandon-phagu-chauhan-rn-ravi-2220610.html. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "Biplab Deb takes oath as Tripura chief minister". Livemint. 9 March 2018. http://www.livemint.com/Politics/Xchvm1A5zrM7Zj47RZbxlN/Biplab-Deb-set-to-take-oath-as-Tripura-chief-minister-today.html. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ↑ "BJP picks Biplab Deb as new Tripura CM, Jishnu Debbarma to be his deputy". Hindustan Times. 9 March 2018. https://m.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjp-leader-biplab-deb-will-be-new-tripura-cm-jishnu-dev-varma-his-deputy/story-h0AzOQH581uv1699O5MCeL.html.
- ↑ State of Literacy (PDF), censusindia.gov.in, archived from the original (PDF) 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.