Dharmanagar

Dharmanagar
Town
Clockwise from top: Kali Dighi, Statue of Shiva, Townhall, Railway station statues along with View of town
Dharmanagar is located in Tripura
Dharmanagar
Dharmanagar
Location of Dharmanagar in Tripura
Dharmanagar is located in India
Dharmanagar
Dharmanagar
Dharmanagar (India)
Coordinates: 24°22′42.7″N 92°10′41.9″E / 24.378528°N 92.178306°E / 24.378528; 92.178306
Country India
StateTripura
DistrictNorth Tripura
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodyDharmanagar Municipal Council
 • ChairmanPradyut Dey Sarkar. (BJP)
Area
 • Total7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total45,887
 • RankSecond largest town of Tripura after capital Agartala.
 • Density5,906/km2 (15,300/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
799250, 799251, 799253
Telephone code03822
Vehicle registrationTR 05 XX YYYY
Websitewww.northtripura.gov.in

Dharmanagar (or Dhôrmônôgôr) is a town with a municipal council in the northeast of India. It is the administrative center for North Tripura district, located in the northernmost region of the state near the Assam border on the east and the India-Bangladesh border on the west. It is the second largest urban area in the state, which make it one of the important commercial centre. The Juri river flows through the town.[2]

  1. ^ "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. pp. 79–84. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Dharmanagar (North Tripura, Tripura, India)". www.citypopulation.de.