Panisagar | |
Other Name: | পানিসাগর |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Tripura#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 24.25°N 92.14°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tripura |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | North Tripura |
Government Type: | Nagar Panchayat |
Governing Body: | Panisagar Nagar Panchayat |
Leader Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Leader Title: | Ruling Party |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 45 |
Population Total: | 11,938 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, Kokborok, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 799260 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 03822 |
Registration Plate: | TR |
Panisagar is a town and a Nagar panchayat in North Tripura district in the state of Tripura, India. It is also the headquarters of Panisagar Tehsil.
It has an average elevation of 45 metres above sea level. The town is connected to Dharmanagar and Kailasahar with metalled roads. It can be accessed from the capital city of Agartala via Dharmanagar town.[1] Panisagar is 120 km from Agartala.
[Binay Bhushan Das (politician)] is the current MLA from Panisagar who won 2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election.
National Highway 108 originates from Panisagar and extends up to Aizawl in Mizoram. The nearest airport is the Aizawl Airport which 74 km and as has a railway station called Panisagar railway station which lies on Silchar–Sabroom section. Main rail head is Silchar railway station which is 101 km from Panisagar.[2]