Dharmanagar

Dharmanagar
Town
Dharmanagar
Location of Dharmanagar in Tripura
Dharmanagar
Dharmanagar (India)
Coordinates: 24°22′42.7″N 92°10′41.9″E / 24.378528°N 92.178306°E / 24.378528; 92.178306
Country India
StateTripura
DistrictNorth Tripura
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodyDharmanagar Municipal Council
Area
 • Total
7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total
45,887
 • RankSecond largest town of Tripura after capital Agartala.
 • Density396/km2 (1,030/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, Kokborok, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
799250, 799251, 799253
Telephone code03822
Vehicle registrationTR 05 XX YYYY
Websitewww.northtripura.gov.in

Dharmanagar (Bengali pronunciation: [dhormonogor]), is a town with a municipal council in the state of Tripura in northeastern part of India. It is the administrative center for North Tripura district, located in the northernmost region of the state near the Bangladesh border on the east and the India-Bangladesh border on the west. It is the second largest urban area in the state just after Agartala, which makes it one of the important commercial centres in whole of the hilly state. The Juri River flows through the town.