Facts and Interesting Points About Tripura

Interesting Points About Tripura

The ancient name of Tripura is Kirat Desh. Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on 3 sides i.e North, South, and West directions. The international border of Tripura is 856 Km long. It shares state border with Mizoram in the East and Assam in the North East.
Tripura became Union territory on 1 Nov 1957. The state along with Meghalaya and Manipur became a full-fledged state on 21 Jan 1972.
Tripura is the 3rd smallest state in India with a land area of 10486 square Km.
During British rule, there were two main regions of the state – Tiperra District and Hill Tiperra. After Partition of India, Tiperra District comes under Bangladesh.
National Highway-8 (NH-8) is a major connecting route between Tripura with the rest of India.
Tripura is called the ‘Home of Bamboo’. In January 2022 India’s first bamboo park has been set up in the state.
According to the 2011 census, with a literacy rate of 87.75%, Tripura is the fourth most literate state in India.
Tripureswari Temple is one among the 51 Shakti Peeth’s present in Tripura.0
One of the two lake palaces of India is present in the Rudrasagar lake of Tripura. The name of the palace is Neer Mahal.
Unakoti Hill is a famous tourist attraction that contains huge ancient etched rock images of Hindu Gods that date back to 7th – 9th century.
The famous music composer SD Burman and RD Burman are native to Tripura.
Indian artistic gymnast Dipa Karmakar hailed from Tripura.

General Details About Tripura
Statehood	21 January 1972
Capital	Agartala
Governor	Satyadev Narayan Arya
Chief Minister	Manik Saha
Chief Justice	Indrajit Mahanty
Districts	8
Area (km²)	10,491.69
Lok Sabha Seats	2
Rajya Sabha Seats	1
State Legislative Assembly Seats	60
Official Languages	Bengali, Kokborok

Agriculture in Tripura
Major Crops	Rice, Wheat, Maize, Sugarcane, Cowpea, Ground nut, Potatoes, Sesame
Cash Crops	Cotton, Jute, Tea, Rubber, Mesta
Fruits	Pineapple, Oranges, Cashewnut, Jackfruit, Coconut