Jirania
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Jirania | |
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Town | |
  Jirania  Jirania | |
| Coordinates: 23°48′14″N 91°28′07″E / 23.80389°N 91.46861°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tripura |
| District | West Tripura |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar Panchayat |
| • Body | Jirania Nagar Panchayat |
| • Chairman | Ratan Kumar Das (BJP) |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | kokborok, Halam, Bengali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 799 045 |
| Vehicle registration | TR 01 |
| Nearest city | Agartala |
| Website | tripura |
Jirania is a small town in the Indian state of Tripura on the banks of river Saidra (Haora). It is a Nagar Panchayat and also the headquarters of Jirania Rural Development Block. It is also the headquarters of Jirania Sub Division. It lies on National Highway 8 (Assam-Agartala Highway). The Jirania market is of great importance for the local business and its sustainance. The brick factories in and around Jirania are very famous, it serves for the town and its hinterland. There are more than 100 brick factories in Jirania Block. Jirania is the connecting link with the town of Khumulwng and Mandwi with the National highway. Other nearby towns include Ranirbazar and Champaknagar. One more thing that makes it famous is National Institute of Technology Agartala.
National Institute of Technology, Agartala is located in Jirania. It is located 4 km away from College Chowmahani, which lies on the National Highway connecting Tripura with neighbouring state Assam. It also has a Kendriya Vidyalaya primary school, Shishu Niketan Higher Secondary School (established in 1984), and Tripura Government High School, inside its campus.
Tripura State Rifles
Tripura State Rifles, 10th Battalion Camp is located near National Institute of Technology Campus.