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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gomati district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Tripura|District of Tripura]]
| total_type = Total
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| image_skyline = Tripura Sundari Temple, Udaipur.jpg
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| image_caption = Tripureshwari (Tripura Sundari) Temple
| image_map = Tripura-district-map.svg
| map_caption = Location of Gomati district in Tripura
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tripura]]
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| established_title = Established
| established_date = {{start date|2012|01}}
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Udaipur, Tripura|Udaipur]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| area_total_km2 = 1522.8
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| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 4,41,538
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| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
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'''Gomati district''' is a district of [[Tripura]], India. This district was created in January 2012 when four new districts were created in Tripura, taking the number of districts in the state from four to eight.<ref name="ibnlive divisions">{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/four-new-districts-six-subdivisions-for-tripura/876579.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126032522/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/four-new-districts-six-subdivisions-for-tripura/876579.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2013|title=Four new districts, six subdivisions for Tripura|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|date=26 October 2011|access-date=10 April 2012}}</ref> [[Udaipur, Tripura|Udaipur]] is its headquarters.

The district is famous for its Mata Tripura Sundari Temple which is situated about 3 km away from Udaipur at Matabari. The temple is one of the 51 Mahapithasthans of India. The Gomati figures prominently in Tripura’s native folklore, culture, religious rites and ritual so much so that Tripuri people perform posthumous rites

==Geography==
Topographically, the Gomati district is marked by lush green and fertile Gomati valleys. The towering Debtamura hill range which straddles Udaipur and Amarpur subdivisions of the district with its exquisite sculptural works carved on panels of the hills.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gomati.nic.in|title=Gomati district website}}</ref>

There are 173 villages in this district. The whole district is served by 16 police stations. The only municipality in the district is [[Udaipur, Tripura|Udaipur]]

==Division==
There are 3 Sub-Division in Gomati district. They are [[Udaipur, Tripura|Udaipur subdivision]], [[Amarpur, Tripura|Amarpur subdivision]] and Karbook subdivision.

There are 8 Blocks under Gomati District. They are Matabari, Tepania, Killa, Kakraban, Amarpur, Ompi,
Karbook and Silachhari<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gomati.nic.in/subdivision-blocks/|title = Gomati district subdivision and blocks}}</ref>

==Places of Interest==
Places of Interest at Gomati district are as follows<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gomati.nic.in/tourism/|title=Tourism in Gomati district}}</ref>:-

'''1. [[Tripura Sundari Temple|Tripureshwari Mandir]]''' -This is the main attraction of the District. This temple was built on 1501 by Maharaja Dhanya Manikya. 

'''2. Bhuvaneswari Temple''' - The temple is situated besides the river Gomati and is located close to the old royal palace which lies in ruins today. The Bhuvaneswari Temple is dedicated to Goddess Bhuvaneswari and was built in the 17th Century by Maharaja Govinda Manikya.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nativeplanet.com/udaipur-tripura/attractions/bhuvaneswari-temple/|title=Bhuvaneswari temple}}</ref> 

'''3. Old Rajbari''' -The Ruins of Rajbari, When Udaipur was the capital of the state. Kabiguru [[Rabindranath Tagore]] Visited this place. 

'''4. Gunabati Temple''' -Commonly known as Gunabati Mandir Gucchha, it is a group of three temples. Stone-inscription of one temple reveals that it was built in the name of Her Highness Maharani Gunabati (Wife of Maharaja Govinda Manikya), in 1668 A.D. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.incredibleindia.org/content/incredibleindia/en/destinations/udaipur/gunabati-group-of-temples.html|title=Gunabati temple}}</ref> 

'''5. Chobimura''' - Rock Carved images of Devi Durga ond other Deities are present here on the bank of River Gomati. 

'''6. Tepania eco-park''' - This park is situated by the side of NH-8. This place has lush green forest and a tree house which are maintained very carefully.

'''6. Tirthmukh'''- Another pilgrimage centre, located in this district in [[Amarpur, Tripura|Amarpur]] Sub Division.

== Transport==
===Roadway===
[[National Highway 8 (India)|National Highway 8]] ('''NH 8'''), running from [[Karimganj]] in Assam to [[Sabroom]] in Tripura, passes through this district.<ref name="renumber">{{cite web|url=http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf|title=Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways|publisher=[[Department of Road Transport and Highways]]|access-date=3 April 2012|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204094735/https://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf|archive-date=4 December 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Railway===
[[Lumding–Sabroom section|Lumding–Sabroom]] line of [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railway]] passes through Sipahijala district. The segment from [[Agartala]] to [[Sabroom]] via Udaipur may become operational in 2016.<ref>[http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/first-commercial-broad-guage-freight-train-arrives-in-tripura-1280080?site=full First Commercial Broad Gauge Freight Train Arrives In Tripura]</ref><ref>[http://www.tripurainfo.com/info/ArchiveDet.aspx?WhatId=16856 BG railhead reaches Udaipur amid cheers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321072648/http://www.tripurainfo.com/info/ArchiveDet.aspx?WhatId=16856 |date=2016-03-21 }}</ref>
There are two stations in the district,
namely [[Udaipur Tripura railway station]] and Garjee railway station, providing connectivity to Tripura capital [[Agartala]] and Assam and other major cities of the state like [[Dharmanagar]], [[Udaipur, Tripura|Udaipur]] and [[Belonia, India|Belonia]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com|title=Indian Rail Info}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commonscatinline}}
*[https://gomati.nic.in/ Official website]

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[[Category:Gomati district| ]]
[[Category:Districts of Tripura]]
[[Category:2012 establishments in Tripura]]
[[Category:States and territories established in 2012]]

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