Melaghar

Melaghar
মেলাঘর
Town
Melaghar
Coordinates: 23°29′N 91°20′E / 23.49°N 91.33°ECoordinates: 23°29′N 91°20′E / 23.49°N 91.33°E
Country  India
Region North-Eastern
State Tripura
District Sipahijala district
Subdivision Sonamura
Area
 • Total 18.54 km2 (7.16 sq mi)
Elevation 15 m (49 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 18,970
 • Density 1,023/km2 (2,650/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
 • Max. Spoken Language Bengali, Kokborok, Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 799115
Vehicle registration TR 01 XX YYYY

Melaghar(Bengali: মেলাঘর) is a Municipal town in Sipahijala district in the Indian state of Tripura, situated about 50 km (approx.) from capital Agartala. It is neighbour to Sonamura and only 10 km away from Bangladesh border. It contains a Hospital, Police station, 2 Major Schools, few Primary schools, Motorstand, Petrol-Pump, Cell Towers and a Town Hall. The famous Water Palace Neermahal is situated in the middle of Rudrasagar Lake in this town.

Geography and Climate

Melaghar is situated in a low elevation of 15 meters. Melaghar is blessed with a peaceful climate most of the year. However, summer time can be excessively hot, dry, humid and interspersed with rains and thunderstorms. Winter generally starts towards the end of November and lasts until February, where the temperatures can reach very low conditions. The monsoon season in Melaghar starts in April during the Bengali month of Boishakh. During the monsoon season, Melaghar is inundated frequently due to excessive rainfall and flooding by the local rivers as by the 1993 Tripura Floods to be remembered.

Climate data for Melaghar
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 30
(86)		 33
(91)		 38
(100)		 38
(100)		 38
(100)		 40
(104)		 39
(102)		 38
(100)		 37
(99)		 35
(95)		 32
(90)		 28
(82)		 40
(104)
Average high °C (°F) 23
(73)		 25
(77)		 30
(86)		 31
(88)		 34
(93)		 35
(95)		 33
(91)		 32
(90)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 27
(81)		 24
(75)		 30
(86)
Average low °C (°F) 10
(50)		 12
(54)		 15
(59)		 20
(68)		 22
(72)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 21
(70)		 16
(61)		 11
(52)		 19
(66)
Record low °C (°F) 2
(36)		 6
(43)		 6
(43)		 11
(52)		 16
(61)		 19
(66)		 20
(68)		 21
(70)		 20
(68)		 15
(59)		 10
(50)		 5
(41)		 2
(36)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 11.4
(0.449)		 12.8
(0.504)		 57.7
(2.272)		 142.3
(5.602)		 248.0
(9.764)		 350.1
(13.783)		 353.6
(13.921)		 269.9
(10.626)		 166.2
(6.543)		 79.2
(3.118)		 19.4
(0.764)		 5.1
(0.201)		 1,717.7
(67.626)
Source: wunderground.com[1]

Demographics

Others include Sikhs, Jains & Other religions (0.18%)

Religion in Melaghar[2]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
  
 78.20%
Islam
  
 19.40%
Christian
  
 1.32%
Buddhist
  
 0.90%
Others
  
 0.18%

Melaghar has a total population of 18,970 (as of 2011). It is one of the major town in Tripura and also 2nd in Sipahijala district after Bishalgarh. Males constitute around 51% of the population and females 49%.

Melaghar has an average literacy rate of 90.12%, higher than the national average of 74.04%. Male literacy is 93.41% and female literacy is 86.83%.[3]

A total of 11% of the population are under 6 years of age. Whilst the majority speak Bengali, Melaghar is also home to Bengali speaking tribes and also Hindi, as some of them are Bihari.

Location

Melaghar is located in Sonamura Subdivision, on the bank of Gomati river, it is also a RD Block itself. Coordinates are 23.49°N 91.33°E.

Politics

Melaghar assembly constituency is a part of Tripura West (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]

Education

Important High Schools

Colleges

The nearest college is Kabi Nazrul Mahavidyalaya located in Sonamura area, distance about 6.5 km from Melaghar.

Sports

Cricket is the major and most played game in Melaghar. There is so many small fields here and there, but the only one big field is located at the behind of Melaghar Class XII School, locally known as Boys School's Field. Many times Domestic Matches have been played there. Thus the field is remaking as Stadium and will surely play a Ranji Trophy match.

Transport

The main Transport system of Melaghar is Road Transport System. One part of the National Highway 44 is gone through this town that got divided into two roads in Bishalgarh. The part started from Bishalgarh and end at Sonamura motorstand. As this is the main road of Melaghar, also known as Melaghar-Sonamura main road. There is a small motorstand that is developing day by day. Hundreds peoples are travels to others place and come daily from here. Melaghar is well connected to capital Agartala (via Nalchar, Bishalgarh, Bishramganj, Amtali) and one of the major city Udaipur (via Kakrabon and Matarbari). The nearest airport is Agartala Airport, that is about 70 km from the main town.

Local Sights and Attractions

Durga Puja Festival

One of the best times to visit Melaghar is during the famous Durga Puja when the streets come alive and people from the entire town flock to the town centre to visit the many statues of goddess Durga scattered around the town. Durga Puja is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. It refers to all the six days observed as Mahalaya, Shashthi, Saptami, Ashtami, Navami and Bijoya Dashami.

Melaghar is in good position in term of MAA DURGA PUJA for its pandals in all the state.

Kali Puja Festival

One of the main festivals is the Kali Puja which occurs between October and November and is where the children, adults and the elderly enjoy famously. Melaghar also known for its bright lights during this Puja where the entire town is lit up beautifully.

All the people of Tripura knows that in term of MAA KALI PUJA, Melaghar is one of the best city for its big pandals & crowd.

Shops and Markets

Tourist Spots and Other Attractions

Neermahal

Neermahal is the main spot of Melaghar. It is the 2nd beautiful Water Palace in this type after Jal Mahal in Rajasthan and only one in Easten India. The palace was built by Maharaja (King) Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman (1926-1930). Its actually a Palace in the middle of Rudrasagar Lake. It is located about 2 km from the main Market. There are also Boat Rides to travel the main Palace from Rajghat Ferryghat. Sagarmahal is a Lodge Hotel for that tourists, who wish to spend a night here. Every year Hundred of people come here for picnic in the winter time. Also so many foreigner birds come in this lake at the winter season. There are great view of this Palace in every night.

Other Attraction

Banks and ATMs

Local Clubs and Organisations

The famous clubs of Melaghar are:-

Media and Communications

Newspapers

No daily newspaper published from Melaghar, except weekly. Daily newspapers published from Agartala and Kolkata reaches daily morning in this town. Daily popular papers are Dainik Sambad, Shyandan Patrita, Pritibadi Kalam, Daily Desher Kotha etc. Besides above, national dailies like The Telegraph, Anandabazar Patrika, Bartaman, The Times of India, The Statesman, etc. are also available.

Neighbouring Cities and Towns

Sipahijala District

West Tripura

Gomati District

Khowai District

South Tripura

References

  1. ↑ "Historical Weather for Delhi, India". Weather Underground. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  2. ↑ "Census of India – Socio-cultural aspects". Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  3. ↑ Indian Census 2011
  4. ↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies". Tripura. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-08.