It is surrounded by Bangladesh on its north, south and west: the length of its international border is 856 km (84 per cent of its total border). It shares a 53 km long border with Assam and a 109 km long border with Mizoram. The state is connected with the rest of India by only one road (NH-44) that runs through the hills to the border of Karimganj District in Assam and then winds through the stat
es of Meghalaya, Assam and North Bengal to Calcutta. Area = 10,491.69 km2
Population = 36,71,032 (census 2011) more
Capital = Agartala
Principal Languages = Bengali and Kokborok
Other Languages = English, Hindi, Manipuri, Chakma
Altitude = 12.80 meters
Temperature = Summer :20 to 36° C. C Min
Rainy Season = June to August
Average rainfall = 2500 mm per annum
International Border = 856 Km. Literacy rate= 73.66% ( As recorded in 2001 Census)
At the time of Tripura's merger with effect from October 15 1949 with the Indian Union, the major mode of farming was shifting cultivation or 'jhum', which produced little surplus. A small proportion of the plain lands of the State were under settled agriculture undertaken by Bengalis, and the main crop was rice. Most of the plain lands of the State were not under cultivation and were covered with cane-brakes and marshes. Thus at the time of formation of the State, the economy was predominantly agricultural and forest-based, with no industrial base, a low level of urbanization and limited infrastructure. For administrative convenience and decentralisation of power Tripura which had once been a single district only is now divided into altogether eight districts, twenty three subdivisions and forty five rural development blocks. Besides, a special feature of the state is the vibrant existence of an Autonomous District Council (ADC) for tribals based on 6th schedule of the Indian constitution. The ADC in Tripura encompasses 68.10% of the state's total geographical territory and is home to roughly one third of the state's population.
