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 to Sabroom.

Santirbazar
Town
Santirbazar is located in Tripura
Santirbazar
Santirbazar
Santirbazar is located in India
Santirbazar
Santirbazar
Coordinates: 23.30°N 91.55°E / 23.30; 91.55
CountryIndia
StateTripura
DistrictSouth Tripura
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodySantir Bazar Municipal Council
 • ChairmanSmt. Swapna Majumdar Baidya (BJP)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total15,647[1]
Languages
 • Official
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code03823
Vehicle registrationTR
Websitetripura.gov.in

Geography
State of Tripura has eight districts, roadways and a small railway network

Santirbazar is located at 23.30°N 91.55°E / 23.30; 91.55.[2] It has an average elevation of 30 metres (98 feet).

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[3] Santirbazar Municipal Council has a population of 15,647. 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:

  • Santir bazar H/S School
  • Santir bazar Girls H/S School
  • Bokafa Ashram H/S School
  • Kendriya Vidyalaya, Bagafa
  • Sunflower English Medium Academy
  • Betaga H/S School
  • West Bokafa H/S School

Colleges:

Places of interest

Santir Bazar railway station

A railway station was constructed in Santirbazar (code: SNTBR) which serves the town.[4] 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 3 October 2019, with a proposed elevation of 39m.[5][6]

Santirbazar integrated checkpost

Santir bazar integrated check post on the India-Bangladesh border on Santir bazar-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.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Santirbazar Municipal Council | District South Tripura, Government of Tripura | India". Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Belonia, India". www.fallingrain.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. "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.
  4. "BLNIA/Belonia Railway Station Map/Atlas NFR/Northeast Frontier Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  5. "First Commercial Broad Gauge Freight Train Arrives In Tripura". NDTV. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  6. "TRIPURAINFO : The first news, views & information website of TRIPURA". 21 March 2016. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. "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.


8.https://schools.org.in/south-tripura./16020701806/betaga-hs-school.html----Betaga H/S School,Lowgang,Santir Bazar,South Tripura


9.https://www.indiainfo.net/amp_place. /west-bokafa-hs-school-5063259--- West Bokafa H/S School,Bokafa ,Santir Bazar, South Tripura.

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