Geographical views of TRIPURA

The area of Tripura is 10,491.69 sq. km., the population (as per 2001 census) is 31,91,168. Density of population per sq. km is 304.
The geographical location of the land is between 22⁰ 56^/ and 24⁰ 32^/ degrees north latitude and 90⁰ 09^/ and 92⁰10^/ degrees east longitude. About 84% of the perimeter of the state ( i.e. 839 km) has an international border with BANGLADESH. In the rest 16% of the boundary (53 km with Karimganj district of Assam and 109 km with Mizoram) Tripura gets the affection of India.
There are five parallel hill-ranges namely Baramura-Devatamura, Atharamura, Longtarai, Sakhantang and Jampui. They are not too high. The highest peak in the state in the Jampui hills is Betlinga Shiva (939m) . Rivers like Gomoti, Manu, Khowai, Dhalai, Howrah, Juri, Deo, Muhuri, Feni, Vijay are fertilizing their basins. Though Tripura enjoys the humid tropical monsoon climate, yet it's moderate temperature reads as follows :
Summer : 22⁰C - 33⁰C
Winter : 90⁰C - 26⁰C
Average yearly rainfall of the state is about 210 cm. Stony surface is rare in the state. Most of the land of the state is made of soil. Loamy and sandy alluvial soil cover the river valleys and plains. Tillas and hills are covered with fertile laterite soils. Thus the state is green and productive.
60% land of the state is under forests. Thatch, cane, bamboo and trees like- shaal, teak, garjan, gamai, champa, karai, sirish are the remarkable natural vegetation of the land. Tea, cushew, orange, sugarcane, rubber ( Tripura is 4^th in rubber production in India), coffee, jute are notable among the cash crops. True potato seed (TPS) of Tripura is famous in the world. Paddy is the principle food of the state. Wheat is also grown in winter. Various vegetables are grown in abundance in the state. The natural lakes, semi-artificial lakes, dighis, ponds, rivers, streams (locally called charahas) are the sources of irrigation and they are alive with fishes. Cattle like cows, buffalos and goats help the farming, supplying manure, milk and flash.
Tripura is rich in wild-life too. Speckled monkey is a very rare animal which is found only in this state. Besides this bison, monkey, elephant, deer, bear, tiger, jackal, wild-dog, leogard are the fauna of the land. There are four wildlife sanctuaries in Tripura, such as Sepahijala, Gomati, Trishna and Roua.