The North Tripura district was formed on 1st September 1970. The district headquarters are located at Kailasahar.
This District is bounded by Bangladesh in the North and North-West; Assam on the North-East, Mizoram on the East and Dhalai District on the West.
"Betling Chip", the highest point of the state (939m. ht.), is located in the District in the Jampui range.
Important Rivers
Deo, Manu, Longai and Juri are the main rivers
Attractions
Unakoti, Jampui Hill, Chaturdas Devata Mandir, Rangauti, Kailashahar,
Bhabatarini Mandir, Kumarghat, Kailashahar, Udayan Buddha Bihar Of
Pecharthal, Laxmi Narayan Mandir.
Facts & Figures
| Year of formation | 01/09/70 |
| Area | 2,469.90 Sq. Km |
| Forest Land | 1204.59 Sq. KM |
| Latitude | 24 ° 19' N |
| Longitude | 92 ° 01' E |
| Population (2001) | 590655 |
| Males | 302,654 |
| Females | 288,001 |
| Population density | 281 Per Sq. K.M. |
| Sex Ratio | 952 |
| Literacy Rate | 73.10% |
| No. of Sub-Division | 03 |
| No. of Tehsil | 34 |
| No. of Blocks | 08 |
| Average rainfall | 2698.60 mm |
| Temperature | Max.: 35 °C Min.: 7 °C |
| Postal Code | 799277 |
| STD Code | 03284 |
How to reach
By Air
Agartala, the state capital of Tripura is connected with Calcutta and Guwahati by Indian Airlines.
The North Tripura District has one small airport at Kailashahar where small chartered planes can land after prior information.
By road
The nearest rail station is at Kumarghat of NF railway.
By road
Kailashahar the District Head quarter of North Tripura District is connected by regular Bus service with Agartala. Kailashahar is also well connected by regular bus services with Guwahati, Shillong, Silchar and all districts and sub-divisional towns of the State.
The distance from the district headquarter to other places in India are: Delhi : 2,603 km
Calcutta : 1,654 km
Guwahati : 445 km
Shillong : 345 km
Imphal : 384 km
Badarpur : 134 km
Kohima : 529 km
Silchar : 163 km
Itanagar : 826 km
Agartala : 176 km
Dharmanagar : 26 km
Bagpasa : 37 km
Kumarghat : 27 km