Agartala
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| State : | Tripura | ||
| District : | West Tripura | ||
| Location : | 23 ° 30 ' N , 91 ° 12' E | ||
| Residents : | 399,688 (2011) | ||
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Agartala ( Bengali : আগরতলা , Āgartalā ) is the capital of the Indian state of Tripura . It is two kilometers from the border with Bangladesh and has a population of around 400,000 (2011 census).
history
At the time of British colonial rule, Agartala was the capital of the Indian princely state of Tripura . In 1949 he joined India, which had become independent in 1948. In 1971 Tripura became a separate state within India with Agartala as its capital.
description
Agartala is the trading center of the otherwise agricultural area. The city has several temples and palaces. It is mostly inhabited by Bengali, which gives it the character of the Bengali culture, especially through festivals such as Durga Puja . However, tribal populations are increasingly moving from the countryside to the city.
In recent years, the city's transport links have been increasingly improved. In 2008 the railway line between Lumding in Assam and Kumarghat in Tripura was extended to Agartala. In the following years this line was converted from meter gauge to Indian broad gauge . On January 13, 2016, the first broad-gauge passenger train and on February 22, 2016, the first commercial broad-gauge freight train reached Agartala station. Both events were festive. A railway connection is to be established between Agartala and Akhaura on the other side of the border in Bangladesh by the end of 2017, so that the northeastern Indian states will have a railway connection to the railway network of Bangladesh .
Agartala is the seat of the diocese of Agartala . The campus of the University of Tripura ( Tripura University ), founded in 1987, is located in Suryamaninagar about 10 kilometers from the city center .
sons and daughters of the town
- Peary Mohon Debbarman (1887-1925), botanist
- Naresh Mitra (1888–1968), actor and film director
Geography and climate
Agartala is located on a plain on the Haora River , which has its source in the Tripura mountains and continues towards Bangladesh. The area has a humid subtropical climate. In summer it gets stiflingly hot, so the most pleasant months are from September to February.
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Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Agartala
Source: India Meteorological Department
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Census of India 2011: Provisional Population Totals. Cities having population 1 lakh and above. (PDF; 154 kB)
- ↑ Jayanta Gupta: Kolkata-Agartala direct broad gauge rail link by March-end. The Times of India, January 30, 2015, accessed April 1, 2016 .
- ↑ Broad gauge reaches Tripura. Railway Gazette, January 14, 2016, accessed April 1, 2016 .
- ↑ First Commercial Broad Guage Freight Train Arrives In Tripura. NDTV, February 22, 2016, accessed April 1, 2016 .
- ↑ TRIPURA TRAIN - FOR THE 1ST TIME BG TRAIN ARRIVED IN AGARTALA, TRIPURA ON 01/13/2016. YouTube video, January 16, 2016, accessed April 1, 2016 .
- ↑ Agartala-Akhaura rail link gets boost. The Times of India, February 10, 2016, accessed March 30, 2016 .
- ↑ Work on Agartala-Akhaura rail link to begin soon. YouTube video, August 3, 2015, accessed April 1, 2016 .