Kailashahar
Kailashahar | |
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Town | |
Kailashahar Kailashahar | |
| Coordinates: 24°20′N 92°01′E / 24.33°N 92.02°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tripura |
| District | Unakoti |
| Named after | Hara (Shiva) and Kailasha, abode of Shiva |
| Seat | Tripura Legislative Assembly |
| Wards | Total 15 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Kailashahar Municipal Council |
| • Chairman | Smt. Chapala Deb Roy (BJP) |
| • Vice chairman | Nitish Dey |
| Area | |
• Total | 620.428 ha (1,533.112 acres) |
| • Land | 6.19 km2 (2.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 28.36 m (93.0 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 23,418 |
| • Rank | 4th |
| • Density | 3,620/km2 (9,400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, Kokborok, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 799277 |
| Telephone code | 03824 |
| Vehicle registration | TR-02 |
| Website | www.unakoti.nic.in |
Kailashahar (Bengali pronunciation: [koi̯laʃhor]), is the fourth largest urban area in the north eastern state of India, Tripura, located near northwest Bangladesh border. It is a Municipal council and the administrative center of the Unakoti district, this city is surrounded by unakoti hills and is situated on the banks of Tripura's longest river, Manu.
Kailashahar is a municipal council under Gaurnagar block. There are a total of 23 village panchayats in Gaurnagar surrounding Kailashahar, among which Rangauti, Bhagabannagar, Knowrabill, Irani are some.
Kailashahar Municipality has a total of 16 wards or constituencies, and these wards consist of several Paras or localities. Some of these paras are, Boulapasa, Govindpura, Srirampur, Kachar Ghat, Pytor Bazar, Durgapur, Cinema Hall Para, Vidyanagar and many more. The urban area of Kailashahar Municipality generally consists of these paras which carry most of the urban population of the town.