Belonia, India


Belonia is a town and Municipal Council in South Tripura district, Tripura, India. It is also the headquarters of South Tripura District. It is linked with Agartala by National Highway 108A from Belonia to Jolaibari and via National Highway 8 from Jolaibari to Agartala. Belonia lies on a border with Bangladesh.

Geography

Belonia is located at. It has an average elevation of 23 metres.

Demographics

India census, Belonia Municipal Council has a population of 19,996. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Belonia has an average literacy 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:
Colleges:
A railway service in Belonia serve up to Agartala, Service started from February 2019. Right now everyday, 2 pairs of trains run between Belonia and Agartala. The station lies on the Agartala - Sabroom rail section, which comes under the Lumding railway division of the Northeast Frontier Railway. The segment from Agartala to Sabroom via Udaipur became operational on 3rd October, 2019, with a proposed elevation of 39m.

Integrated Check Post (ICP)

Belonia Railway station here at border of India will have Integrated Check Post for immigration and customs and will connect Indian railway network 120 km away with Chittagong port in Bangladesh via Feni.

Politics

Belonia assembly constituency is in the Tripura West Lok Sabha constituency.