Jirania is a small town in the

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

n state of

Tripura Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the ea ...

on the banks of river Saidra (Haora). It is a

Nagar Panchayat A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...

and also the headquarters of Jirania Rural Development Block. It is also the headquarters of Jirania Sub Division. It lies on the National Highway 8 (

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

- Agartala Highway) of India. The Zirania market is of great importance for the local business and its sustainance. The Brick factories in and around Jirania are very famous, it serves for the town and its hinterland. There are more than 100 Brick factories in Jirania Block. Jirania is the connecting link with the town of Khumulwng and

Mandwi Mandwi is a town in the Sadar sub-division of the States of India, state of Tripura in the West Tripura district in India. It is in the Mandwi Rural Development Block Description Mandwi (Mandai) is settled over a Summit (topography), hilltop. ...

with the National highway. Other nearby towns include Ranirbazar and Champaknagar. One more thing that makes it famous is National Institute of Technology Agartala.

Educational institutions

National Institute of Technology, Agartala National Institute of Technology Agartala (NIT Agartala or NITA) is a technology-oriented institute of higher education established by India's Ministry of Human Resource Development Government of India in Agartala, India. It was founded as Tri ...

is located in Jirania. It is located 4 km away from College Chowmahani, which lies on the National Highway connecting Tripura with neighbouring state Assam. It also has a

Kendriya Vidyalaya The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan () is a system of central government schools in India that are instituted under the aegis of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. , it has a total of 1,248 schools in India, and three abroad in Moscow ...

primary school, Shishu Niketan Higher Secondary School (established in 1984), and Tripura Government High School, inside its campus.

Tripura State Rifles

Tripura State Rifles, 10th Battalion Camp is located near National Institute of Technology Campus.

Public transport

Jirania is connected to the rest of Tripura by Road and Rail transport. Road transportation service in Jirania is provided by the local auto rickshaws and mini-vans, which ply from the campus of National Institute of Technology, till College Chowmahani. Other places such as Agartala can be reached using private mini buses and vans plying the route of

Teliamura Teliamura is a town and a Municipal Council in Khowai district in the Indian state of Tripura. It is on National Highway No. 08 of India. It is also the headquarters of the recently included sub-division of Teliamura. It is 45 km from Aga ...

to Agartala. Buses to Assam can be boarded from College Chowmahani. Share auto rides are available for travel from National Institute of Technology Campus to College Chowmahani for Rs. 10 per head (as of May 2011). Jirania has a railway station which lies in Agartala-

Lumding Lumding (Pron:/lʌmˈdɪŋ/) is a city with municipal board in Hojai district in the Indian state of Assam. Etymology The word 'Lumding' owes its roots to a couple of Dimasa words 'Lama' and 'Ding' connoting 'straight pathway'. The word ''Lu ...

train route. Two local trains ply between Agartala and Dharmanagar and two long distance train which ply between Agartala and Lumding daily. The average speed of these trains are 40 km/h. This stretch of railway comes under North-Frontier Railways and is one of the very few stretches which still have meter-gauge tracks. Except for Lumding in Assam, Jirania is not connected to the rest of the India through Rail Transport. To reach Agartala airport which is located around 30 km away from Jirania, local auto rickshaws can be hired.

References

West Tripura district Cities and towns in West Tripura district {{Tripura-geo-stub

Educational institutions

Tripura State Rifles

Public transport

See also

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