The third-smallest state in the country, it covers 10,491.69 km2 (4,050.86 sq mi) and is bordered by Bangladesh (East Bengal) to the north, south, and west, and the Indian states of Assam and Mizoram to the east.
In 2011 the state had 3,671,032 residents, constituting 0.3% of the country's population.
Native Tripuri people form about 30 per cent of Tripura's population.
The Bengali people form the ethno-linguistic majority in Tripura.
According to the data from the Census of 2011, there are 8 districts, 23 sub-divisions and 20 municipal towns in the state of Tripura.