A unique taste of this land is laid upon its people who manifest a century –old tradition of mutual co-existence. People of Tripura- both tribal and non-tribal populace – have engineered an exotic cultural synthesis. That is,  the state has a rich cultural heritage of music,  fine-arts, handicraft and dance. It is a state inhabited by various ethnic groups. It is inhabited by as many as 19tribal communities. Of these, the Tripuris are to be found all over the state. Noatia, Jamatia, Reang, Chakma, Holam, Garo, Kuki, Lushai, Mog, Munda, Oraon, Santhal and Uchai are the other prominent tribal communities in Tripura.

The Tripuris

They are also known as the Tipra people of Tripura. They share a greater part of the tribal population in the state. The rulers or Maharajas mainly belonged to this tribe.

The Reangs

These colourful people are said to be originally residing at Mayanthlang of Lushai hills. They are divided into 14 sections. They also follow a well defined system of hierarchy. They have a rich cultural heritage.

The Jamatias

They are regarded as the fighting class of people. The very name of the from the term gathering or the princely rule, people,  who were times of an armed forces.

The Halams

They are of Kuki origin. They were reportedly submitted to the Tripura king and remained obedient. Now they follow the ethos of the Tripuris. They are divided into 12 Clans called as the Baro Halams. They are an important segment of Tribal population in the entire North East.

The Kukis

In Tripura,  they live more particularly in the east and north–eastern portion of the hills. They are warriors by their tradition. They have there own dialects known as kuki dialects.

The Mogs

They are from Arakan. Their leader used to accept three titles from the ruling king such as Bomang,  Choudhuri and Tehasildar. They are Buddhists and they have their own scripts and language too.

The Chakmas

They are from the hill tracts of Chittagong,  Bangladesh. Acting the role of dewans,  their leaders used to play an important role in government affairs during the royal rule of the state. They speak broken –Bengali and previously they used to write Burmese. They are Buddhists by religion.