Santirbazar

Santirbazar is a town and Municipal Council in South Tripura district, Tripura, India. It is linked with Agartala (the state capital) by National Highway 8 via Udaipur and Bishramganj.

Santirbazar

শান্তিরবাজার
City
Santirbazar
Santirbazar
Coordinates: 23.30°N 91.55°E / 23.30; 91.55
CountryIndia
StateTripura
DistrictSouth Tripura
Population
 (2011)
 • Total15,647(Unverifired)
Languages
 • Official
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code03823
Vehicle registrationTR
Websitetripura.gov.in

Geography
State of Tripura having 8 districts, roadways & small railway network

Santirbazar is located at 23.30°N 91.55°E / 23.30; 91.55.[1] It has an average elevation of 30 metres (98 feet).

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[2] Santirbazar Municipal Council has a population of 15,647. is the present Chairperson of Santirbazar Municipal Council. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Santirbazar has an average literacy rate of 95%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 54% of the males and 46% of females literate. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Schools:

  • Santirbazar H/S School
  • Santirbazar Girls H/S School
  • Bokafa Ashram H/S School
  • Kendriya Vidyalaya, Bagafa
  • Sunflower English Medium Academy

Colleges:

Places of interest

Santirbazar railway station

A railway station was constructed in Santirbazar (code: SNTBR) which serves the town.[3] The station lies on the Agartala - Sabroom rail section, which comes under the Lumding railway division of the Northeast Frontier Railway. The segment from Agartala to Sabroom via Udaipur became operational on 3rd October 2019, with a proposed elevation of 39m.[4][5]

Santirbazar integrated checkpost

Santirbazar integrated checkpost on the India-Bangladesh border on Santirbazar-Feni rail and road route is in Mizoram in India. It was officially opened in October 2017 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Politics

Belonia assembly constituency is in the Tripura West Lok Sabha constituency.[6]

See also

References
  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Belonia
  2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  3. "BLNIA/Belonia Railway Station Map/Atlas NFR/Northeast Frontier Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  4. "First Commercial Broad Guage [sic] Freight Train Arrives In Tripura". NDTV. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  5. "TRIPURAINFO : The first news, views & information website of TRIPURA". 21 March 2016. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Tripura. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2005. Retrieved 8 October 2008.


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