Agartala
Agartala
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City | |
(clockwise from top) Ujjayanta Palace, Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport, Agartala Railway Station, Tripura Legislative Assembly | |
| Nickname: Below Agar Tree | |
| Coordinates: 23°49′53″N 91°17′13″E / 23.83139°N 91.28694°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tripura |
| District | West Tripura |
| Subdivision | Sadar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Agartala Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Dipak Majumdar (BJP) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Monika Das Datta |
| • Municipal Commissioner | Shailesh Kumar Yadav, IAS |
| Area | |
• City | 76.504 km2 (auto sq mi) |
| • Metro | 92 km2 (auto sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12.80 m (41.99 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• City | 400,004 |
• Estimate (2022) | 578,577 |
| • Density | 5,200/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 512,264 |
| Demonym | Agartalite or Agulian |
| Languages | |
| • Official | |
| • Regional |
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| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 799 xxx |
| Telephone code | +91 (0) 381 |
| Vehicle registration | TR 01 XX YYYY |
| Major ethnicities | |
| Website | agartalacity |
Agartala (/ˌʌɡərtəˈlɑː/, Bengali: [agorot̪ɔla] ⓘ, Kok Borok: [aguli]) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Tripura, situated on the banks of Haora/Saidra River, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the border with Bangladesh and about 2,499 km (1,552 mi) from the national capital, New Delhi. According to 2022 AMC data, Agartala is the second most populous city after Guwahati in Northeast India. It is India's third international internet gateway and being developed under the Smart Cities Mission.