Tripura,
quite off the beaten track, is a storehouse of tribal
crafts and culture as well as music and dancing. In the
centre of this patch of intense greenery is the capital,
Agartala, where gracious buildings were once the palaces
of Tripura’s royal family.
Agartala
(Tripura)
Rich in
flora & fauna, the legendary state of Tripura is a
fascinating world in itself. Agartala, the capital of
Tripura gained prominence when Maharaja Krishna Manikya
shifted his capital here in the 19th century.
GENERAL
INFORMATION
Area
: 10,500 sq.kms.
Altitude : 1280 metres.
Temprature (deg C): Summer- Max. 35, Min.
21.7; Winter- Max. 25, Min. 10.1.
Rainfall : 22.4 cms (June to August).
Clothings : Cottons in Summer, Wollens in
Winter.
Best Season : September to March.
Languages Spoken : Bengali, Kokborak,
Hindi & English.
STD Code : 0381.
TRANSPORT
AND COMMUNICATION
- Air
: Agartala is connected by airlines flights with
Calcutta, Guwahati, Delhi.
Fare: Calcutta-Agartala Rs.1025 (Y), Rs.1410 (J).
- Rail:
The two nearest railway stations are Kumarghat (160
kms) and Dharama Nagar (200 kms). Both the stations on
the North-East Frontier Railway, connectedby 203/204
Tripura Passanger with Lumding & Guwahati, where
as Lumding and Guwahati are connected with Calcutta
and other major stations in India.
Fare: Calcutta- Guwahati Rs.235 (Sleeper), Rs.688
(1st), Rs.905 (AC-2A). Guwahati- Kumarghat (approx)
Rs.85 (Sleeper), Rs.405 (1st).
- Raod:
Good motorable raods connect Agartala with Silchar-
288 kms, Guwahati- 599 kms, Shillong- 499 kms,
Dharmanagar- 200 kms.
- Bus
Service: Tripura Road Transport Corporation
buses connect Silchar, Shillong and Dharma Nagar to
Agartala.
WHAT
TO SEE
Ujjayanta
Palace, Kunjavan Palace, Jagannath Temple, BenuVan Vihar,
Maharaja Veer Vikram College, Old Agartala, Buddha Vihar,
Rabindra Kanan, State Museum (1000-1700 hrs. Closed on
Sundays).
EXCURSIONS
Sephahijala
Wild-life Sanctuary- 33 kms, Rudra Sagar (Neer Mahal)- 60
kms, Kamala Sagar- 27 kms, Bramhakund- 48 kms, Udaipur- 52
kms, Deotamura- 70 kms, Dumbur- 110 kms, Pilak- 100 kms,
Jampui Hills-250 kms, Unakoti- 200 kms, Tripura Undari
Temple- 67 kms.
ENTRY
FORMALITIES
Foreign
tourists visiting Tripura are required to obtain a permit
from The Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of
India, South Block, New Delhi.
INFORMATION
CENTRES
1)
Directorate of Information, Cultural Affairs &
Tourism, Government of Tripura, Gandhighat, Agartala- 799
001. Tel: (0381) 5930, 3839.
2) Tourism Office, Government of Tripura, Swet Mahal
Palace Compound, Agartala- 799 001. Tel: (0381)
22-5930/3893.
3) Govrnment of India Tourist Office, B.K. Kakati Road,
Ulubari, Guwahati, Tel: 31381.
4) Laision Officer, Tripura Bhavan, Lachit Nagar,
Guwahati- 781 007, Tel: 28767.
5) Tourist Information Centre, 1-A, Pretoria Street
Tripura Bhawan, Calcutta- 700 071. Tel: 242-5703/3836.
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