Santirbazar

Santirbazar
শান্তিরবাজার
City
Santirbazar
Santirbazar
Coordinates: 23°18′N 91°33′E / 23.30°N 91.55°E / 23.30; 91.55Coordinates: 23°18′N 91°33′E / 23.30°N 91.55°E / 23.30; 91.55
Country India
State Tripura
District South Tripura
Population (2011)
 • Total 15,647
Languages
 • Official
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code 03823
Vehicle registration TR
Website tripura.gov.in

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.

Geography

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

Santirbazar is located at 23°18′N 91°33′E / 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

Proposed railway station

A railway station is proposed to be constructed in Belonia (code: BLNIA) to serve 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 may become operational in 2020, 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 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  3. ↑ "BLNIA/Belonia Railway Station Map/Atlas NFR/Northeast Frontier Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  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". 2016-03-21. Archived from the original on 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  6. ↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Tripura. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2005. Retrieved 2008-10-08.


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