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Tripura at a Glance
Attained statehood in: 1972
State Capital: Agartala
Bordering states/ countries:
East:
Assam and Mizoram
West, North and South: Bangladesh
Longitude: 91.00E to 92.150E
Latitude: 23.00N to 24.30N
Administrative set up: Tripura has 4 districts viz., Dhalai, North Tripura, South Tripura & West Tripura
Major
towns: Agartala, Kumarghat, Dharmanagar, Kailashar, Teliamura, Badharghat, Pratapgarh, Barjala, Khowai, Sonamura, Gandhigram,
Kamalpur
Area (in sq. km): 10,492
% of forest cover: 57.77
Demography as per 1991 census :
Population:
Total: 2757205
Male: 1417930
Female: 1339275
Literacy %
Total: 60.44
Male: 70.58
Female:
49.65
Projected population (by 2000 AD) :
Total: 3827000
Male: 1927000
Female: 1900000
Major crops : Rice, Sugar cane, Cotton, Jute, Mesta
Major plantations : Tea, Rubber, Coffee
Fruits, vegetables
& spices : Banana, Pineapple, Orange, Mango, Guava, Litchi, Potato, Papaya, Tomato
Major minerals : Fire Clay, Quartz,
Silica sand
Industrial estates : 4
Industrial Growth Centre: 1
Ten largest projects :
Sl.No.
Investment (Rs. in crore)
I) NE Electric Power Thermal power 264.72
II) Ministry
of Transport Roadways 60.00
III) Reliance Telecom Cellular phones 50.00
IV) Govt. of Tripura
Thermal Power 48.00
V) Govt. of Tripura Irrigation 38.83
VI) National Airports Authority
Airport 34.00
VII) Govt. of Tripura Roadways 30.00
VIII) Govt. of Tripura Irrigation
25.56
IX) Govt. of Tripura Irrigation 24.94
X) Govt. of Tripura Irrigation 18.00
Source: Business Today (22 Dec. 97 to 6 Jan.98)
Educational institutes:
Type
Numbers
University 1
Colleges 22
Higher Secondary Schools
151
High Schools 347
Middle Schools 435
Primary Schools 2055
Pre-primary schools 2513
Industrial & Technical schools 4
Polytechnics 2
No. of banks branches: 214
No. of post offices: 701
Railway route length: 44.72 km
National
Highways length: 198 km
State Highways length: 136 km
Airports: Ushabazar (Agartala)
Languages: Bengali,
Kokborak, Hindi, English
Power generated (1997-98): 343.27 MU
Strengths:
Second largest producer
of rubber in the country
Has sizeable reserves of natural gas
River port: Ashuganj, Bangladesh (30 km from Agartala),
Karimganj, Assam (250 km from Agartala)
Railhead: Akhaura Jn., Bangladesh (8 km from Agartala), Dharmanagar, Tripura
(188 km from Bangladesh)
Sea port: Chittagong, Bangladesh (110 km from Sabroom)
Sizable horticultural produces
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