Purulia district
District in West Bengal, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Purulia district (Pron: puruliːaː) is one of the twenty-three districts of West Bengal state in Eastern India. Purulia is the administrative headquarters of the district. Some of the other important towns of Purulia district are Raghunathpur-Adra, Jhalda, Anara and Balarampur.
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Purulia district | |
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Clockwise from top-left: Joychandi Pahar, Banda Deul temple, Ajodhya Hills, Winding hill-road, Chhau dance | |
Coordinates: 23°20′N 86°22′E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
Division | Medinipur |
Headquarters | Purulia |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies |
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• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Bandwan, Balarampur, Baghmundi, Joypur, Purulia, Manbazar, Kashipur, Para, Raghunathpur |
Area | |
• Total | 6,259 km2 (2,417 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,930,115 |
• Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 75.48% |
• Sex ratio | 955/1000 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Average annual precipitation | 1100 - 1500 mm |
Website | purulia |
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