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Tripura
Location of Tripura
Capital	Agartala 23.84° N 91.28° E
Largest city	Agartala
Abbreviation	IN-TR
Official languages	Bengali, Kokborok
Legislature  • Strength  • Governor  • Chief Minister	Unicameral 60 D.N. Sahay (list) Manik Sarkar (list)
Formation	1972-01-21
Area	10,492 km² (26th)
Population (2001)	3,191,168 (21st)
Density	304/km²
Districts	4
Time zone	IST (UTC +5:30)
Image:Tripuraseal.png Seal of Tripura

Tripura (ত্রিপুরা) is a state in North-east India. The capital is Agartala and the main languages spoken are Bengali and Kokborok.

Area: 10,492 km² Population: 3.5 million (2001).

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Economy 4 Government 5 Demography 6 Politics 7 External links

History

Tripura (Twipra) used to be a royal state before independence.The Tribal Kings (Habugra) had the title of Manikya and ruled Tripura for hundreds of years until its incorporation into India in 1949. The capital of the Kingdom was based in Udaipur which was known as Rangamati on the banks of the river Gomati (Kormoti) in South Tripura. The capital was shifted first to Old Agartala and then the present Agartala in the 19th Century. As a revolt against the monarchic rule, the Ganamukti Parishad movement was launched. The movement was victorious and Tripura was integrated with India. It was heavily affected by partition and its population now consists of Bengalis (most of whom came as refugees from Bangladesh after independence in 1971) living side by side with the native tribal population.

Geography

Tripura is mainly a hilly territory with altitudes varying from 50 to 3080 ft above sea level, though the major population of the state lives in the plains.

The state is located in the Bio-geographic zone of 9B-North-East Hills and possesses an extremely rich bio-diversity. The local flora and faunal components of Indo-Malayan and Indo-Chinese sub-regions. There are 379-species of trees, 320-shrubs, 581-herbs, 165-climbers, 16-climbing shrubs, 35-fernsa and 45-epiphytes.

Economy

Agriculture is the mainstay of Tripura's economy. Agricultural sector sector provides employment to nearly 51 percent of the total workers in the State. However, handicraft, particularly made of bamboo,also finds a special mention in the states' economy. The per capita income at current prices of the state stands at Rs 10931 and at constant prices Rs 6813 in the financial year 2000-2001.

Some quality timber like Sal, Garjan, Teak, Gamar are found abundantly in the forests of the State. The most important mineral resource of Tripura is oil and natural gas. However, the industrial sector in this State continues to be highly underdeveloped.

Government

The state has 4-districts, 15-subdivisions, 38-development blocks and one autonomous council, the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council. The state Legislature has 60 members and the Chief minister is the head of the state affairs. The Governor is simple a nominal head.

Demography

Despite being geographically the smallest state in the region, it is the 2nd most populous state in the North East, the first being Assam. According to the Census of 2001, Tripura has a total population of 3,191,168, with a density of 304 persons per sq km and ranks 22nd in India. It constitutes 0.31 per cent population of India and 8.18 per cent of the entire North East.

Tripura ranks 22nd in the human resource development index and 24th in the poverty index in India according to the sources of 1991. The literacy rate of Tripura is 73.66, higher than the all India literacy rate of 65.20 percent.

Politics

List of political parties in the state

Tripura is governed by Left Front, with Manik Sarkar as Chief Minister. Until 1977 the state was governed by Indian National Congress. LF governed 1978-1988, and then returned in power 1993. 1988-1993 the state was governed by a coalition of INC and Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti.

There has been a problem of armed conflict in Tripura since the end of 1970s.

External links

• Professionals of the North East India across the World
• www.boroksite.com An information centre for Tripura by tripuris.
• Voice of the Northeast India
• www.tripura.nic.in Official website of the government of Tripura.
• www.Tripurainfo.comA news web portal of Tripura.
• Tripura from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

Indian states and territories
Andhra Pradesh | Arunachal Pradesh | Assam | Bihar | Chhattisgarh | Goa | Gujarat | Haryana | Himachal Pradesh | Jammu and Kashmir | Jharkhand | Karnataka | Kerala | Madhya Pradesh | Maharashtra | Manipur | Meghalaya | Mizoram | Nagaland | Orissa | Punjab | Rajasthan | Sikkim | Tamil Nadu | Tripura | Uttaranchal | Uttar Pradesh | West Bengal
Union territories: Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Chandigarh | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Daman and Diu | Lakshadweep | Pondicherry
National Capital Territory: Delhi

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