History

Unakoti Judicial District has been set up with two sub-divisions namely Kailashahar, Kumarghat. This district has become functional from 20-09-2014. Sri. Prakash Kumar is the Present District & Sessions Judge of Unakoti Judicial District. Unakoti Judicial District was previously known as North Tripura Judicial District which has been bifurcated into two districts namely Unakoti Judicial District and North Tripura Judicial District.

“UNAKOTI” is the worth visit place of this district. Unakoti hill, literally meaning, less a crore in Bengali, hosts an ancient Shaivite place of worship with huge rock-cut images and stone idols of Lord Shiva. It is the prime tourist spot of Unakoti District in the Kailashahar Subdivision in the North-eastern Indian state of Tripura.

Unakoti lies 178 km to the northeast from Agartala which has the closest airport, 8 km to the east from Kailashahar, district headquarters of Unakoti Judicial District, 148 km to the south-east from Silchar. The nearest railway station is about 20 km away at Kumarghat on the Lumding-Agartala line.

Every year in the month of April a grand fair namely “ASHOKASHTAMI MELLA” here and thousands of devotees from here and abroad visit the sacred place during that time.