Purulia

This article is about the municipality in West Bengal, India. For the Indian district, see Purulia district. For the Australian house, see Purulia (Wahroonga).

Purulia, officially Purulia Sadar, is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Purulia district. It is located on the north of the Kangsabati River.

Purulia
City
Telkupi, Purulia
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Coordinates: 23.34°N 86.36°E / 23.34; 86.36
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purulia
Established	1838
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Purulia Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	12.63 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	121,436[2]
Languages
• Official	Bengali[3][4]
• Additional official	English[3]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	91 (0)3252
Vehicle registration	WB-56
Sex ratio	955 ♀/1000♂[2]
Literacy	82.34 %[2]
Lok Sabha constituency	Purulia
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Purulia
Website	purulia.gov.in

Geography

8km
5miles

U

Ajodhya
Hills

T

Kangsabati River

F

Sainik School

F

Sidho Kanho Birsha University

H

Deulghata

R

Hatuara

R

Sirkabad

R

Hura

R

Daldali

H

Chharra

R

Chakda

R

Chakaltor

R

Bongabari

R

Baghadih

R

Arsha

H

Anaijambad

M

Purulia

CT

Balarampur

CT

Hutmura

CT

Raghabpur

CT

Lagda

   

Places in Purulia Sadar subdivision in Purulia district
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, F: facility
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Purulia is located at 23.33°N 86.37°E / 23.33; 86.37.^[5] It has an average elevation of 228 metres (748 feet).

Area overview

Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. Purulia Sadar subdivision covers the central portion of the district. 83.80% of the population of the subdivision lives in rural areas. The map alongside shows some urbanization around Purulia city. 18.58% of the population, the highest among the subdivisions of the district, lives in urban areas. There are 4 census towns in the subdivision. The Kangsabati (locally called Kansai) flows through the subdivision. The subdivision has old temples, some of them belonging to the 11th century or earlier. The focus is on education - the university, the sainik school, the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith at Bongabari, the upcoming medical college at Hatuara, et al.^{[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]}

The area is served by the Purulia Junction railway station.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Climate

Summers are hot and dry, with temperatures ranging from lows of 23 °C to highs above 38 °C. Winters are dry and cool, with daily temperatures ranging from 12 °C to 26 °C. Most of the rainfall occurs during the wet monsoons.

Climate data for Purulia (1991–2020, extremes 1901–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	33.4 (92.1)	37.3 (99.1)	41.7 (107.1)	46.0 (114.8)	46.3 (115.3)	46.2 (115.2)	40.7 (105.3)	37.8 (100.0)	39.0 (102.2)	36.3 (97.3)	35.1 (95.2)	33.3 (91.9)	46.3 (115.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	24.2 (75.6)	28.2 (82.8)	33.1 (91.6)	37.4 (99.3)	37.9 (100.2)	35.2 (95.4)	31.9 (89.4)	31.6 (88.9)	31.8 (89.2)	31.4 (88.5)	28.7 (83.7)	25.0 (77.0)	31.3 (88.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	11.8 (53.2)	15.4 (59.7)	19.8 (67.6)	24.2 (75.6)	25.9 (78.6)	26.0 (78.8)	25.6 (78.1)	25.5 (77.9)	24.8 (76.6)	22.2 (72.0)	17.2 (63.0)	12.8 (55.0)	20.9 (69.6)
Record low °C (°F)	3.8 (38.8)	6.3 (43.3)	10.7 (51.3)	13.5 (56.3)	15.6 (60.1)	18.3 (64.9)	17.8 (64.0)	17.2 (63.0)	17.0 (62.6)	13.2 (55.8)	7.7 (45.9)	5.7 (42.3)	3.8 (38.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	19.7 (0.78)	15.3 (0.60)	25.8 (1.02)	39.7 (1.56)	81.9 (3.22)	250.6 (9.87)	341.2 (13.43)	295.8 (11.65)	241.7 (9.52)	92.9 (3.66)	19.3 (0.76)	13.6 (0.54)	1,437.5 (56.59)
Average rainy days	1.7	1.3	2.5	2.9	5.5	12.6	16.4	15.3	10.5	4.3	0.9	1.0	75.0
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)	52	43	36	36	48	66	77	79	75	68	59	57	58
Source: India Meteorological Department[14][15][16]

Administration

Police stations

Purulia (Town) police station has jurisdiction over Purulia municipality and parts of Purulia I and Purulia II CD Blocks. The area covered is 13.9 km² and the population covered is 151,210.^[17][18]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1872	5,696	—
1881	9,305	+63.4%
1891	12,128	+30.3%
1901	17,291	+42.6%
1911	20,886	+20.8%
Source: Census of India[19]

Languages

Languages spoken in Purulia city (2011)^[20]

1. Bengali (83.6%)
2. Hindi (10.51%)
3. Urdu (4.44%)
4. Santali (0.32%)
5. Marwari (0.3%)
6. Other (0.83%)

Purulia (Muffasil) police station has jurisdiction over parts of Purulia I and Purulia II CD Blocks. The area covered is 434.57 km² and the population covered is 235,853.^[17][21]

Purulia Sadar Women police station was opened in 2014 at Bhatbandh, As of 2016, it is covering the jurisdiction of Purulia (T) PS, Purulia (M) PS, Kotshila PS, Arsha PS, Jhalda PS and Joypur PS.^[22]

Education

University

• Sidho Kanho Birsha University

Degree colleges

• Raghunathpur College
• Achhruram Memorial College
• Bikramjit Goswami Memorial College
• Balarampur College
• J.K. College, Purulia
• Kashipur Michael Madhusudhan Mahavidyalaya
• Nistarini Women's College

Engineering colleges

• Ramkrishna Mahato Government Engineering College

Medical colleges

• Purulia Government Medical College and Hospital
• Purulia Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital

Polytechnic colleges

• Purulia Polytechnic

Schools

• JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA PURULIA
• Sainik School, Purulia
• Purulia Zilla School
• DSK DAV Public School
• The Assembly of God Church School
• G.R.K. D.A.V. Public School
• Purulia M.M. High School
• Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith

Notable people

• Gambhir Singh Mura

See also

• Purulia arms drop scandal