Agartala is the capital city of the Indian state of Tripura, and is one of the largest cities in northeast India. The city is governed by the Agartala Municipal Corporation. The city is the seat of the Government of Tripura. It is located on the banks of the Haora River, near the Bangladesh border, about 90 kilometres east of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka and about 2,499 km from the national capital New Delhi. Agartala is being developed under the Smart Cities Mission, a flagship scheme of the Government of India.
Agartala is India's third international internet gateway after the ones in Mumbai and Chennai.