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In the
south-west extremity of Assam a narrow strip of
earth over grown with thick foliage and bounded on
three sides by Bangladesh habited by 3.2 million
people is Tripura. The erstwhile princely state
merged with the Indian Republic in 1949. It is a
land of vibrant culture. |
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Health Institutions in
Tripura |
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General Information: |
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Area |
10,491.69 sq.km |
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Population |
31,91,186 (2001 census) |
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Altitude (Agartala) |
12.80 mtr. |
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Temperature |
Summer 36.80 C(max), 21.40C (min) |
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Clothing |
Cotton in Summer, Woollen in Winter |
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Language |
Bengali, Kokbarak, English and Hindi |
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How
to reach: |
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Air |
Agartala is connected by air to Kolkata,
Guwahati and Silchar. |
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Rail |
The nearest rail statiion is at Manu, 128 km.
away from State Capital. Agartala will be
included in the railway map by March 2007 |
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Road |
Guwahati is 600 km away from Agartala. There
is good road connectivity through NH44
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Local Transport |
Hired cars, three wheelers and City Bus
services are available |
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Places of
Interest : |
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Jampui Hills
has excellent climatic condition and also known as
seat of permanent spring. The sun rise and sun set
in the hill range are good feast for viewers. |
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Unakoti,
situated at a distance of about 178 km from
Agartala is famous for its stone and rock cut
images on the hill slopes belongs to seventh to
nineth centuries. |
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Neermahal,
the water palace, built in 1930 by Maharaja Bir
Bikram Kishore Manikya as summer resort is located
at a distance of about 53 Km. from Agartala. |
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Ujjayanta Palace,
the famous royal house which stands at the heart
of the city was built by Maharaja Radha krishore
Manikya in 1901 which is set with the huge Mughal
style gardens, beautified by pools and fountains.
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Kamalasagar Kali Temple,
build on hill-top by Maharaja Dhanya Manikya in
the late 15th centuries |
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Tripura Sundari Temple,
about 55 kms. from Agartala is located on a
hill-top at Udaipur. It is regarded as one of the
51 Pithas of Hindu pilgrims. |
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Bhuvaneswari Temple,
that bears close literary reference in poet
Rabindrabath Tagore's novel "Rajarshi" and drama -
"Bishwarjan" is located on the bank of river
Gomati. |
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Pilak,
100 kms away from Agartala is a place of
attraction for its archaeological remians of
eighth / ninth century with number of terracotta
plaques, ceiling with stupa and stone images of
Avollkiteswara including image of Narasimhan dates
back to Buddhist period. |
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Deotamura,
meaning the peak of God has an interesting panels
of images carved on the hills facing the river
Gomati which is called as Chhabimura. |
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Dumboor,
with an water area of 41 Sq.km. with 48 islands in
the midst of the lake and an un-ending spell of
luxuriant green vegetation all around stands
majestic for her exceedingly charming beauty. |
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Sepahijala
Wildlife Sanctuary, about 30 km. away from
Agartala covers an area of 18.53 Sq.km. More than
150 species of residential birds, migratory birds,
orchid garden, boating faciliteis, veriety of
wildlife, botanical garden, zoo are available. |
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