Dharmanagar | |
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Town | |
Clockwise from top: Kali Dighi, Statue of Shiva, Townhall, Railway station statues along with View of town | |
Coordinates: 24°22′42.7″N 92°10′41.9″E / 24.378528°N 92.178306°E | |
Country | India |
State | Tripura |
District | North Tripura |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Council |
• Body | Dharmanagar Municipal Council |
• Chairman | Pradyut Dey Sarkar. (BJP) |
Area | |
• Total | 7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi) |
Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 45,887 |
• Rank | Second largest town of Tripura after capital Agartala. |
• Density | 5,906/km2 (15,300/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English[1] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 799250, 799251, 799253 |
Telephone code | 03822 |
Vehicle registration | TR 05 XX YYYY |
Website | www |
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]