Santirbazar is a town and

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South Tripura district South Tripura ( bn, দক্ষিণ ত্রিপুরা জেলা) is an administrative district in the state of Tripura in northeastern India. History The district came into existence on 1 September 1970, when the entire state was ...

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 ...

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. It is linked with Agartala (the state capital) by

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Udaipur Udaipur () ( ISO 15919: ''Udayapura''), historically named as Udayapura, is a city and municipal corporation in Udaipur district of the state of Rajasthan, India. It is the administrative headquarter of Udaipur district. It is the historic cap ...

and Bishramganj to

Sabroom Sabroom ( bn, সাব্রুম) is a town and a Nagar Panchayat on South Tripura district in the Indian state of Tripura. It is located on the banks of the Feni River, which separates India and Bangladesh. Most of the people speak Noakhail ...

Geography

Santirbazar is located at . It has an average elevation of 30 metres (98 feet).

Demographics

India

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, Santirbazar Municipal Council has a population of 15,647. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Santirbazar has an average

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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: *

Government Degree College, Santirbazar Government Degree College, Santirbazar, established in 2012, is a general degree college in Santirbazar, Tripura. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences. It is affiliated to Tripura University. Department Arts *Bengali *English *K ...

Places of interest

* Pilak-Pathar, 12th century Hindu-Buddhist archaeological site preserved by ASI, about away * Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary * Jogmaya Temple, Kalibari * Indo-Bangla Custom Checkpost * Raj Rajeswari Temple, Muhuripur * Muhurichar river island * Muhuripur Fishery near Bamchara * Mahamuni Temple, Mohamuni Road * Buddhist Temple (Kalashi)

Santir Bazar railway station

A railway station was constructed in Santirbazar (code: SNTBR) which serves the town. The station lies on the Agartala - Sabroom rail section, which comes under the

Lumding railway division Lumding railway division is one of the five railway divisions under Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 1 May 1969 and its headquarter is located at Lumding in the state of Assam of India. Kat ...

of the

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. The segment from Agartala to

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became operational on 3 October 2019, with a proposed elevation of 39m.

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.

References

Cities and towns in South Tripura district South Tripura district
https://schools.org.in/south-tripura./16020701806/betaga-hs-school.html
---Betaga H/S School,Lowgang,Santir Bazar,South Tripura
https://www.indiainfo.net/amp_place. /west-bokafa-hs-school-5063259
-- West Bokafa H/S School,Bokafa ,Santir Bazar, South Tripura. {{Tripura-geo-stub