Important Facts about Tripura

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Important Facts about Tripura

Capital Agartala
Districts 8
Formed on 21 January 1972
Language Bengali
Kokborok
Known
As/For
North East India’s
Largest IT Hub
Physical
Characteristics
Land of high hills,
hillocks & interspersed
with river valleys
Natural
Vegetation
Tropical moist
deciduous
Major
Rivers
– Longai
from Jampui Hill
– Juri
from Jampui Hill
– Deo
from Jampui Hill
– Manu
from Sakhan Range
– Dhalai
from Longtharai range
– Khowai
from Longtharai range
Major
Art
Forms
Music –
Jaduni, Jadukolija,
Resekhagra,
Waying Khilimani
Chamaritunmani,
Hamjuk Rohomani,
Kuchung Ha Sikam,
Mamita,
Garia Ruinani,
Longoi Chokmani,
Hachwg KamaniDance –
Garia dance,
Hozagiri dance,
Lebong Boomani dance,
Bizu dance,
Hai – Hak dance,
Wangala dance,
Cheraw dance,
Way (lamp) festival dance
Industry Forestry-based industries –
Timber, firewood,
rubber, charcoal
Weaving, carpentry,
basketry, and potteryProcessed foods
(tea, sugar, fruit,
nuts & spices),
rubber products,
and bricks

Yarn, jute, and steel
milling,
wood and chemical
processing

Minerals
& Ores
Natural gas, glass sands,
limestone, fireclay, plastic clay,
shale and quartz-silica sand
Agriculture Rice, coconuts, potatoes, jute,
cotton, tea, sugarcane, jackfruit,
pineapples, oranges, and
mangoes
Geographical
Indications
Tripura Queen
Pineapple
State Animal Phayre’s langur
State Bird Green Imperial
pigeon
State Tree Agar
State Flower Nageshwar
Ramsar
Sites
Rudrasagar Lake
Biodiversity
Hotspots
Indo-Burma
National
Parks
Bison (Rajbari) NP
Clouded Leopard NP
Wildlife
Sanctuaries
– Gumti WLS
– Rowa WLS
– Sepahijala WLS
– Trishna WLS