Tripura - All You Need To Know

Tripura is the  third-smallest state in India behind Goa and Sikkim

Agartala is the capital of Tripura

Tripura is a landlocked State in Northeast India , where the seven contiguous states –

1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Assam
3. Manipur
4. Meghalaya
5. Mizoram
6. Nagaland
7. Tripura 

are collectively known as the Seven Sister States

Tripura lies in a geographically disadvantageous location in India, as only one major highway, the NH 8 connects it with the rest of the country

The area of modern 'Tripura' was ruled for several centuries by the Tripuri Dynasty

The independent Tripuri Kingdom (or Hill Tippera) joined the newly independent India in 1949

Tripura is the most literate state in India with a literacy of 94.65%

Tripura Legislative Assembly is Unicameral with 60 Memebrs

Tripura has 2 Lok Sabha Seats and 1 Rajya Sabh Seat

Tripura is an agrarian state with more than half of the population dependent on agriculture and allied activities
 However, due to hilly terrain and forest cover, only 27 per cent of the land is available for cultivation