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Agartala: Umakanta Academy Umakanta Academy, Agartala, Tripura, India.

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BSF tightens vigil along Indo-Bangla border, nabs 29 Bangladeshis in Tripura in last 4 days • Mar. 10, 2025, 8:59 AM ET (The Indian Express)
J P Nadda to attend Tripura BJP’s celebrations of two years in power • Mar. 5, 2025, 6:21 AM ET (The Indian Express)
24-year-old Bangladeshi woman arrested in Agartala for illegal entry • Feb. 27, 2025, 3:19 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Tripura celebrates silver jubilee of International Mother Language Day, Parliamentary Affairs Minister R L Nath questions reliance on English • Feb. 22, 2025, 4:28 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Fully ready to conduct board exams, says TBSE secretary Dulal Dey; over 1,000 candidates yet to receive admit cards • Feb. 14, 2025, 3:06 AM ET (The Indian Express)

Agartala, city, capital of Tripura state, northeastern India. It is situated near the Bangladesh border astride the Haroa River amid numerous villages in an intensively cultivated plain.

Agartala, India
Agartala, India

Agartala is the commercial centre of the region. It is home to the Ujjayanta Palace, the meeting place of the Legislative Assembly of Tripura. A temple and colleges affiliated with the Tripura University, including Maharaja Bir Bikram College and Tripura Engineering College, are located there. There is an airport in the city. In the early 21st century a number of nearby communities were placed under the administration of the Agartala Municipal Corporation, which considerably increased the city’s area and population. Pop. (2001) 189,998; (2011) 400,004.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.