Purulia

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City in West Bengal, India

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::summary City in West Bengal, India ::

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subdivision_nameIndia
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subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name1Emblem of West Bengal (Banglarmukh) before 2018.png West Bengal
subdivision_name2Purulia
established_titleEstablished
established_date1838
government_typeMunicipality
governing_bodyPurulia Municipality
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km212.63
elevation_m240
population_total121,436
population_as_of2011
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timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_type
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area_code91 (0)3252
area_code_typeTelephone code
registration_plateWB-56
blank1_name_sec1Sex ratio
blank1_info_sec1955 ♀/1000♂
website
demographics_type1Languages
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demographics1_title2Additional official
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blank2_name_sec1Literacy
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blank4_name_sec1Vidhan Sabha constituency
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::callout[type=note] the municipality in West Bengal, India ::

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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 & is located on the north of the Kangsabati River.

Geography

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Location

Purulia is located at . 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.

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.

| location = Purulia (1991–2020, extremes 1901–2020) | metric first = yes | single line = yes | width = auto | Jan record high C = 33.4 | Feb record high C = 37.3 | Mar record high C = 41.7 | Apr record high C = 46.0 | May record high C = 46.3 | Jun record high C = 46.2 | Jul record high C = 40.7 | Aug record high C = 37.8 | Sep record high C = 39.0 | Oct record high C = 36.3 | Nov record high C = 35.1 | Dec record high C = 33.3 | year record high C = 46.3 | Jan high C = 24.2 | Feb high C = 28.2 | Mar high C = 33.1 | Apr high C = 37.4 | May high C = 37.9 | Jun high C = 35.2 | Jul high C = 31.9 | Aug high C = 31.6 | Sep high C = 31.8 | Oct high C = 31.4 | Nov high C = 28.7 | Dec high C = 25.0 | year high C = 31.3 | Jan low C = 11.8 | Feb low C = 15.4 | Mar low C = 19.8 | Apr low C = 24.2 | May low C = 25.9 | Jun low C = 26.0 | Jul low C = 25.6 | Aug low C = 25.5 | Sep low C = 24.8 | Oct low C = 22.2 | Nov low C = 17.2 | Dec low C = 12.8 | year low C = 20.9 | Jan record low C = 3.8 | Feb record low C = 6.3 | Mar record low C = 10.7 | Apr record low C = 13.5 | May record low C = 15.6 | Jun record low C = 18.3 | Jul record low C = 17.8 | Aug record low C = 17.2 | Sep record low C = 17.0 | Oct record low C = 13.2 | Nov record low C = 7.7 | Dec record low C = 5.7 | year record low C = 3.8 | rain colour = green | Jan rain mm = 19.7 | Feb rain mm = 15.3 | Mar rain mm = 25.8 | Apr rain mm = 39.7 | May rain mm = 81.9 | Jun rain mm = 250.6 | Jul rain mm = 341.2 | Aug rain mm = 295.8 | Sep rain mm = 241.7 | Oct rain mm = 92.9 | Nov rain mm = 19.3 | Dec rain mm = 13.6 | year rain mm = 1437.5 | Jan rain days = 1.7 | Feb rain days = 1.3 | Mar rain days = 2.5 | Apr rain days = 2.9 | May rain days = 5.5 | Jun rain days = 12.6 | Jul rain days = 16.4 | Aug rain days = 15.3 | Sep rain days = 10.5 | Oct rain days = 4.3 | Nov rain days = 0.9 | Dec rain days = 1.0 | year rain days = 75.0 | time day = 17:30 IST | Jan humidity = 52 | Feb humidity = 43 | Mar humidity = 36 | Apr humidity = 36 | May humidity = 48 | Jun humidity = 66 | Jul humidity = 77 | Aug humidity = 79 | Sep humidity = 75 | Oct humidity = 68 | Nov humidity = 59 | Dec humidity = 57 | year humidity = 58 |source 1 = India Meteorological Department{{cite web | url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf | title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020 | publisher = India Meteorological Department | access-date = April 8, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf | archive-date = 5 February 2020 | url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf | title = Station: Purulia Climatological Table 1981–2010 | work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010 | publisher = India Meteorological Department | date = January 2015 | pages = 633–634 | access-date = 18 January 2021}} | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf | archive-date = 5 February 2020 | url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf | title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012) | publisher = India Meteorological Department | date = December 2016 | page = M239 | access-date = 18 January 2021}}

Administration

Police stations

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Purulia_District_Court_in_Purulia_town_05.jpg" caption="Purulia District Court"] ::

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.

Demographics

|1872|5696 |1881|9305 |1891|12128 |1901|17291 |1911|20886 |source = Census of India}}

Languages

|thumb = right |caption = Languages spoken in Purulia city (2011) |label1 = Bengali |value1= 83.6 |label2= Hindi |value2=10.51 |label3 = Urdu |value3 = 4.44 |label4 = Santali |value4 =0.32 |label5 = Marwari |value5= 0.30 |other =yes |other-color = black

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.

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.

Education

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/The_main_building_gate_of_Sidho_Kanho_Birsha_University_04.jpg" caption="Sidho Kanho Birsha University"] ::

University

Degree colleges

Engineering colleges

Medical colleges

Polytechnic colleges

Schools

  • JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA PURULIA
  • Sainik School, Purulia
  • Purulia Zilla School
  • DSK DAV Public School
  • The Assembly of God Church School
  • G.R.K. Public School
  • Purulia M.M. High School
  • Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith
  • Kulabahal Paramhansa Yogananda Vidyapith
  • AGPN Convent & ER School
  • BSS CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOL
  • KASTURBA HINDI BALIKA VIDYALAY
  • St. XAVIER'S School
  • St. Peter's School

Notable people

References

References

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  2. "Purulia City 2011 Census". Census 2011.
  3. "Fact and Figures".
  4. "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India". [[Ministry of Minority Affairs]].
  5. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Puruliya, India".
  6. [[John Wardle Houlton. Sir John Houlton]], ''Bihar, the Heart of India'', 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
  7. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal.
  8. "District Census Handbook, Puruliya, Series 20, Part XII A". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.
  9. "District Census Handbook, Puruliya, Series 20, Part XII A". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.
  10. "Sidho-Kano-Birsha University". SKBU.
  11. "Sainik School Purulia". SSP.
  12. (16 December 2019). "West Bengal's RKM college bags highest NAAC grade". The Times of India, 16 December 2019.
  13. "Purulia Government Medical College & Hospital". PGMCH.
  14. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
  15. "Purulia (Town) PS". Purulia District Police.
  16. "Census of India 1901 vol.6-A (Lower Probinces of Bengal and their feudatoties); pt.2 (Imperial tables)".
  17. [https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-2000.XLSX 2011 census data] censusindia.gov.in
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  19. "Purulia Sadar Women PS". Purulia District Police.

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