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Melaghar | |
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Town | |
 Melaghar Municipal Council | |
  Melaghar Location of Melaghar in Tripura  Melaghar Melaghar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°29′N 91°20′E / 23.49°N 91.33°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Region | North-Eastern |
| State | Tripura |
| District | Sipahijala district |
| Subdivision | Sonamura |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Melaghar Municipal Council |
| • Chairman | Smt. Anamika Ghosh (BJP) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 20,300 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, Kokborok, English[1] |
| • Max. Spoken Language | Bengali, Kokborok, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 799115 |
Melaghar is a small town located in the Indian state of Tripura and a Municipal Council in Sipahijala district, situated about 50 km (approx. 30 miles) from the capital Agartala. It is a neighbour to Sonamura and 10 km (6 miles) away from the Bangladesh International border. Neermahal is a famous tourist attraction in the town, situated in the middle of Rudrasagar Lake.
- ^ "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.