TRIPURA

Tripura, state of India. It is located in the northeastern part of the subcontinent. It is bordered to the north, west, and south by Bangladesh, to the east by the state of Mizoram, and to the northeast by the state of Assam. It is among the smallest of India’s states and is located in an isolated hilly region of the country, with various indigenous peoples—or tribes—accounting for a significant portion of the population. The capital is Agartala, near the Bangladesh border in the northwestern part of the state. Area 4,049 square miles (10,486 square km). Pop. (2011) 3,671,032.

Country	India
Region	Northeast India
Established	21 January 1972
Capital	Agartala
Most populous city	Agartala[1]
Districts	8
Government
• Governor	Devanand Konwar[2]
• Chief Minister	Manik Sarkar[3] (CPM)
• Legislature	Unicameral (60 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency	2
• High Court	Tripura High Court
Area
• Total	10,491.69 km2 (4,050.86 sq mi)
Area rank	26th
Population (2011)
• Total	3,671,032
• Rank	21st
• Density	350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code	IN-TR
HDI	0.663 (medium)
HDI rank	18th (2006)
Literacy	94.65 per cent (2nd)
OTHER IMPORTANT FEATURES State animal Phayre's leaf monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei) State bird Green Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea) State flower Indian rose chestnut (Mesua ferrea) State tree Agarwood Official languages  Bengali and Kokborok