Top 5 tourism destinations in Tripura

Top 5 tourism destinations in Tripura
Tripura, one of the northeast states, share borders on the north, west, south, and southeast by Bangladesh, and in the east, it shares border with Assam and Mizoram.

The state has favourable climatic conditions for cultivation of various fruit and horticultural crops. It is rich in natural resources such as natural gas, rubber, tea, and medicinal plants.

The state is also rich in natural gas deposits, glass sands, limestone, plastic clay, and hard rock. With its pleasant climate and scenic landscape, Tripura is a favoured tourist destination. The state offers tourist attractions such as historical Hindu and Buddhist sites, temples, rivers, and rock carvings. In 2019, the number of foreign tourist arrivals in the state was recorded to be 154,405.

The state has favorable climatic conditions for cultivating various fruit and horticultural crops including rice, jackfruit, pineapple, potato, sugarcane, chilli, and natural rubber. Rice is the major crop of the state and is cultivated in 91% of the cropped area. The state has a wide variety of medical plants having 266 medicinal plants, 379 species of trees, 581 herbs, 320 shrubs and 165 climbers.

Tripura attracted Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflow worth US$ 0.43 million between October 2019 and March 2021 according to the data released by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

FACTFILE
Capital:
Agartala
Geographical Area (sq km):
10,491
State Language:
Bengali, Kokborok/ Tripuri and English
Literacy Rate:
87.8 per cent
Key Industries:
Natural gas, food processing, rubber, tea, bamboo, handloom and handicrafts, sericulture and tourism