One of the four districts of Tripura State, India is the district of West Tripura, an administrative district. Agartala is the administrative headquarters of the district. In the year 2011, this district holds the first position in the list of the district of Tripura having the maximum number of inhabitants. The northern and western side of the district border with Bangladesh and the eastern face borders with the North Tripura District, while the southern part of the district is surrounded by the district of South Tripura. 3544 square kilometers of land is covered by the district. Agartala is both the administrative headquarters of the district and the States capital city.

West Tripura History

The very last ruler of the princely state of Tripura was Maharaja Birbikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur. In 1947s month of May, Maharaja Birbikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur passed away. After his death, Kirit Bikram became his successor. But since he was a minor at that time, the responsibility of the governmental activities was taken over by a Council headed by Maharani Kanchan Prabha Devi, who was the kings wife, then a widow.

On September 9th, 1947, the sovereignty of this kingdom was brought to an end. The Indian Union included the state of Tripura in it. The Chief Commissioner governed the C State, of which Tripura became a component. On November 1st, 1956, the title of a Union Territory was given to Tripura. On August 15th, 1959, the construction of the territorial council took place. Some of the remarkable incidents on July, 1963 are the Territorial Councils suspension, the construction of a board of ministers and a Legislative Assembly. In 1972, the status of a full district was given to Tripura. One Deputy Commissioner governed the district till August 31st, 1970. North Tripura District, South Tripura District and West Tripura District are the three districts in which the state of Tripura was trisected for development purposes such as to increase the improvement process in the undeveloped regions particularly in the isolated Tribal regions, to give more focus on land and lease issues and to involve more people and make them aware about the district administration. On September 1st, 1970, selection of three District Magistrates and Collectors was done. Tripura was a Union Territory having one district only; however there were 10 sub-divisions, which continued to exist when the status of a full district was given to Tripura. Khowai, Sadar and Sonamura are the three sub-divisions of the district of West Tripura. Kailashhar, Dharmanagar and Kamalpur are the three sub-divisions of the district of North Tripura. Udaipur, Amarpur, Belonia and Sabroom are the four sub-divisions of the district of South Tripura. Baramura and Athramura are two of the six major mountain ranges, out of which the district comprises of the Baramura range and a portion of the Athramura range.

West Tripura Tourism

The characteristics of the district which pulls the tourists toward this picturesque place and help them to obtain comfort and peace, are the wide variety of plant and animal kingdom, the undulating landscapes charming splendor and the plush valleys covered in greeneries which rests in between the hills. The below mentioned places are some of the major place for tourists to visit.

Tourist places in West Tripura
Ujjayanta Palace
Kunjaban Palace
Malanchabas
Old Agartala
Rudrasagar and Nirmahal
Shipahijala