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Tripura Geography

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SECTION. © GEOGRAPHY OF TRIPURA x rs ' radesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya collectively khown as Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura- are the Seven. Sister States. Spreadinyover we {0 494s69 kr jmi), Tripura Is" the third+smallest: ‘among the orm 2» sates in the country, behind Goa and Sikkim, It extends from.22°S6'N to ee 32'N, and 91°09"E to 92°20'E, Its maximum extent measures about 178 km 1f> Fae (411 mi) from north to south, and 1: (81 mi) east to ‘west, Tripura is pordered by the country of Bangladash tote west, north and south; and the Indian states Of Assamto the north east; and Mizoram to the -east: It is accessible by national _highways passing through: the Karimganj ‘district of “Assam and Mamit distri i i ~ TOPOGRAPHY ‘The physiography is characterised by hill r:2.ges, valleys and plains, The state has. nticlin of hills. i \, from, west, through Atharamura, L nd Shakhanyto the Jamoulsbillssiamalse } $s east. The intervening synclines are the Agartala—Udaipur, Khowai-Teliamura, Kamatpur—Ambasa, Kailasahar—Manu and Dharmanag e small isolated hillocks interspersed throughout the state are i known.as tillas, and the narrow fertile alluvial,valleys, mostly present in the west, are called Jungas-A number of rivers originate in the hills of Tripura and flow into Bangladesh/ The al i flow towards - s e. thenorth; the Gum! and the outhwesp Ma fale = The lithostratigraphy data published by the Geological Survey of India dates the rocks, on the geologic time scale, between the Oligoceneepoch, approximately 34 to 23 millionyears_ago, and the Holocene epoch, which started 12,000 years ago. The jhillsiihave) redilateritesoil that. 1s porous. The flood plains and narrow valleys are overlain by alluvial soil, arid those in the west and south constitute most of the agricultural land. According to the Bureau _of Indian Standards, on a scale ranging from to Min order of increasing susceptibility to earthquakes, therstatellies in seismiczoneV. CLIMATE he state has ae al:savanna:climald designated Awunder the Koppen» slimate classi Saat re et Ee on, The-umdutating topography leads to local variations, particularly in the hill ranges. The four main seasons are winter, from i December to February; pre-monsoon or summer, from March to April; 5 serene sneer nein e e Scanned with CamScanner et FLORA AND. FAUNA ane | State Bigg se} Buca ASWCny ‘statetree Agar (A vilawia malaccensir) (Stateflower [Negeswar CMesum femmes) ____| gag S” ' Staté fruit | Queen pineapple (Ahanad TMo sus ki « Scanned with CamScanner wl acy rate of Tripura in 2011 wa: third best among all the states. Tripura ranked 6t x union territories of India, according to 2906 Wornen and Child Development; the HO! Bf all-India HDI 0.605. ed In 2011, the police in Tripura the Indian Penal Code, a number se the state was\158:. India. The crime rate int all-india average of, topped all the state people, significanth A Dl) a and ete by India's Ministry of 135 0,663, better than the 8903 cognisable_offences under» ly to. Assam (66,714) in North East. M per 100,000 people, less than the Tripuri childrengprep2 dance performance. The Tripurl, 2 Tibeto- Mriginated near the upper courses of Yangtze China, form about 30 per cent of the state's scheduled_tribe ééd by the country's constitution, consist of a -groups, with diverse languages and cultures. In-2002),the t largest $ group was the Kokborok-speaking Tripuris, which had a population of 543,848, > and § * " population. The other major groups, Ds he in descending order of population, PAPER ~II SECTION -E Page 10 SC ACADEMY AGARTALA Scanned with Cams & scorn oo indigenous Population), Jamatia(7.5 per ' cent), ent), Munda (1.2 per cent), Kul (2-2 gent ; er cent) and Garo(1.1 per cent). NGUAGES janguages of Tripura (2001) vanguage Percentage ‘Spengali Bepul i 71 Halam 0.63 _F sishnupriva ae 0.60% Ye [ohb7%6 ) Ttp3% age. | is a prominent language everal other languages _ such en in the. state. people in one village, as of 2012. RELIGION Religion i Sve by 0340 percent oft ofthe population, he population. et up 88 jer cen! q per cent, and Bucens= sduri christianity j is chiefly followed by members of the Lu: “the Lushai Kuki, Garo, Thipuri, Halam tribes and as per 2017 census has 159) 382 adherents. has pleasant ‘ Tripura is a beautiful state in the north-eastern part of nigh are unknown spots of historical interest as well as, uncommon Bkgmo! to rest of the world. Just like the shade under a lamp, Tripura Is sufferihg Badly from some socio- economic agonies caused by the vested interes d Political dragons. Now. the position has come to an extreme point, Gould, be solved with immediate effect. i Before going, deep into the subject, it (will be better to see the historical tidls. Geographical aspects of the -: political propaganda is responsible Khowai, Oh basins. Though Tripura enjoys the humid tro moderate temperature reads as follows: hate, yet it's alai, Howrah, Juri, Deo, naar Fen, Vijay are fertilizing their BSC ACADEMY AGARTALA PAPER - II SECTION - E Page 12 i — GEOGRAPHY OF TRIPURA * cummer: 220€ - 33°C Winter: 90°C - 26°C oso Veena tHe fate Most ofthe land ofthe sat gamete oon ee ian the h ade of so vial ‘gil covers the river valleys and plain: sy Aa sant a ile yateritesoils. Thus the state is green an roductive, 4 land-of t eis under f f staal, teak, garjan, gamai, chi Mpa, vegetation of the land. Tea, cushi f 8 the cash crops. he principl irrigation and they ts help the farming, onkey ‘a ve ima! _which,is ‘ey, elephant, deer, bear, tiger, : fe land. There are four wildlife i, Trishna andRoua: Tripura is rich in wild-life too, Speckle foundionly inthis state: Sesides thigh jackal, wild-dog, leogard are the, sanctuaries in Tripura, such as Se Total geographical ar hector. 10, 49,169 Net area und ds : . 2 80,000 59,586 land distribution on relief i High hill Of C2 ae seers Ae Scanned with CamScan GEOGRAPHY OF TRIPURA Low hill (Tilla) area: 2, 30,000 Hectors River valley or longaarea: 2, 14,900 Hectors ~ Playfanyyarea:~-----——2; 04,269 Hectares : 10, 49,169 Hectors Now it ‘a for ! industrial and domestic uses. A These are the brief accounts of- geographical aspects off Typure This reveals ue the potential of the fand, proper. utilization of these r on will certainly make Tripura, a happy and prosperous state. Yet tpegpe of the state are suffering from housing problems, lack of security ip dajlyylife, unemployment and low purchasing Capacity. Hills of Tripura:- [Hill range (north to Highest peak “] south) ie Atharamura~ ‘ simprat [| 8 Jou Jura dee range(106km)_ ~ Baramura range(47km)z2| mura[269m) mh J MW + 2-69 1 Hampet ance Zahe) | Satingsibesbr) \ | Jor loge — baltle ne" » Longtarai range(48kni) Eetbpalesin) —k © | shakhan range(sakinits_| stathan(7B2m) ae Man ay Debatamura(85km)! Debatamura(229m)_/ c#~ Rivers of Trip | LENGTH(km) SOURCE 53 RF | Baramura : lo Juri 79 i ? Jampui Langal 98 room BSC ACADEMY AGARTALA PAPER-IISECON-E “Page 14 Scanned with CamS GEOGRAPHY OF TRIPURA ‘questions and Answers — ays Ee : ; tat is the longest river of Tripura?- Manu river | AC Whats the length of Manu River? asiceme 1.67 kam \y "A lisa eabuary ofthe? Goa river AN be ‘The origin of River Khowai is at?- Longtarai Range Q 7 il oer ieiicenaiis . bern rat is the length of Khowa

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