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Purulia

Coordinates:23°20′N86°22′E/ 23.34°N 86.36°E/23.34; 86.36
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This article is about the municipality in West Bengal, India. For the Indian district, seePurulia district.For the Australian house, seePurulia (Wahroonga).

Purulia
City
Telkupi, Purulia
Telkupi, Purulia
Purulia is located in West Bengal
Purulia
Purulia
Location in West Bengal, India
Purulia is located in India
Purulia
Purulia
Purulia (India)
Purulia is located in Asia
Purulia
Purulia
Purulia (Asia)
Coordinates:23°20′N86°22′E/ 23.34°N 86.36°E/23.34; 86.36
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurulia
Government
• TypeMunicipality
• BodyPurulia Municipality
Area
[2]
• Total12.63 km2(4.88 sq mi)
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
(2011)
• Total121,436[1]
Languages
• OfficialBengali[3][4]
• Additional officialEnglish[3]
Time zoneUTC+5:30(IST)
Telephone code91 (0)3252
Vehicle registrationWB-56
Sex ratio955♀/1000♂[1]
Literacy82.34 %[1]
Lok SabhaconstituencyPurulia
Vidhan SabhaconstituencyPurulia
Websitepurulia.gov.in

Purulia,officiallyPurulia Sadar,is a city and a municipality in theIndianstateofWest Bengal.It is the headquarters of thePurulia district.It is located on the north of theKangsabati River.

Geography[edit]

Map
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8km
5miles
Ajodhya
Hills
Kangsabati River
Sainik School
F
Sainik School, Purulia (F)
Sidho Kanho Birsha University
F
Sidho Kanho Birsha University (F)
Deulghata
H
Deulghata (H)
Hatuara
R
Hatuara (R)
Sirkabad
R
Sirkabad (R)
Hura
R
Hura, Purulia (R)
Daldali
R
Daldali (R)
Chharra
H
Chharra, Purulia (H)
Chakda
R
Chakda, Purulia (R)
Chakaltor
R
Chakaltor (R)
Bongabari
R
Bongabari (R)
Baghadih
R
Baghadih (R)
Arsha
R
Arsha, Purulia (R)
Anaijambad
H
Anaijambad (H)
Purulia
M
Balarampur
CT
Balarampur, Purulia (CT)
Hutmura
CT
Hutmura (CT)
Raghabpur
CT
Raghabpur (CT)
Lagda
CT
Lagda (CT)
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[edit]

Purulia is located at23°20′N86°22′E/ 23.33°N 86.37°E/23.33; 86.37.[5]It has an average elevation of 228 metres (748 feet).

Area overview[edit]

Purulia district forms the lowest step of theChota Nagpur Plateau.The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills.Purulia Sadar subdivisioncovers 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. TheKangsabati(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 atBongabari,the upcoming medical college atHatuara,et al.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

The area is served by thePurulia 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[edit]

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 (1981–2010, extremes 1901–2001)
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) 		39.4
(102.9) 		35.1
(95.2) 		33.3
(91.9) 		46.3
(115.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 24.6
(76.3) 		27.9
(82.2) 		33.1
(91.6) 		37.5
(99.5) 		38.0
(100.4) 		35.1
(95.2) 		32.1
(89.8) 		31.6
(88.9) 		31.7
(89.1) 		31.3
(88.3) 		28.7
(83.7) 		25.3
(77.5) 		31.4
(88.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 11.2
(52.2) 		14.1
(57.4) 		18.7
(65.7) 		23.1
(73.6) 		24.8
(76.6) 		25.0
(77.0) 		24.5
(76.1) 		24.4
(75.9) 		23.7
(74.7) 		20.9
(69.6) 		16.3
(61.3) 		12.2
(54.0) 		19.9
(67.8)
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) 15.4
(0.61) 		22.9
(0.90) 		30.4
(1.20) 		39.1
(1.54) 		78.6
(3.09) 		282.6
(11.13) 		326.1
(12.84) 		295.9
(11.65) 		244.8
(9.64) 		93.3
(3.67) 		21.4
(0.84) 		15.2
(0.60) 		1,465.9
(57.71)
Average rainy days 1.5 2.0 2.3 2.9 5.6 13.0 16.4 16.0 11.6 4.1 1.1 1.0 77.5
Averagerelative humidity(%)(at 17:30IST) 55 46 39 38 48 67 79 80 77 67 60 59 59
Source:India Meteorological Department[14][15]

Civic administration[edit]

Police stations[edit]

Purulia (Town) police station has jurisdiction over Purulia municipality and parts ofPurulia IandPurulia IICD Blocks. The area covered is 13.9 km2and the population covered is 151,210.[16][17]

Languages[edit]

Languages spoken in Purulia city (2011)[18]

Bengali(83.6%)
Hindi(10.51%)
Urdu(4.44%)
Santali(0.32%)
Marwari(0.30%)
Others (0.86%)

Purulia (Muffasil) police station has jurisdiction over parts ofPurulia IandPurulia IICD Blocks. The area covered is 434.57 km2and the population covered is 235,853.[16][19]

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.[20]

Education[edit]

University[edit]

Degree colleges[edit]

Engineering colleges[edit]

Medical colleges[edit]

Polytechnic colleges[edit]

Schools[edit]

People from Purulia[edit]

Purulia arms drop[edit]

See also:Purulia arms drop scandal

On 18 December 1995, a mysterious weapon consignment was dropped from the sky over Joypur Jhalda area under Purulia district of West Bengal. The consignment was discovered the next morning. The reasons are still unknown.[21]

References[edit]

  1. ^abc"Purulia City 2011 Census"(PDF).Census Govt. of India.Census 2011.Retrieved9 June2019.
  2. ^"Purulia City".puruliamunicipality.org.Retrieved24 November2020.
  3. ^ab"Fact and Figures".Wb.gov.in.Retrieved10 March2019.
  4. ^"52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India"(PDF).Nclm.nic.in.Ministry of Minority Affairs.p. 85. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 25 May 2017.Retrieved10 March2019.
  5. ^"Maps, Weather, and Airports for Puruliya, India".
  6. ^Houlton, Sir John,Bihar, the Heart of India,1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
  7. ^"District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia".Tables 2.1, 2.2.Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived fromthe originalon 21 January 2019.Retrieved12 January2020.
  8. ^"District Census Handbook, Puruliya, Series 20, Part XII A"(PDF).Deulghat - Pages 99-100: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Importance of the District.Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.Retrieved21 January2020.
  9. ^"District Census Handbook, Puruliya, Series 20, Part XII A"(PDF).Charra - Page 103: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Importance of the District.Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal.Retrieved21 January2020.
  10. ^"Sidho-Kano-Birsha University".SKBU.Retrieved17 January2020.
  11. ^"Sainik School Purulia".SSP.Retrieved1 February2020.
  12. ^"West Bengal's RKM college bags highest NAAC grade".The Times of India.The Times of India, 16 December 2019. 16 December 2019.Retrieved31 January2020.
  13. ^"Purulia Government Medical College & Hospital".PGMCH.Retrieved17 January2020.
  14. ^ "Station: Purulia Climatological Table 1981–2010"(PDF).Climatological Normals 1981–2010.India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 633–634. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 5 February 2020.Retrieved18 January2021.
  15. ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)"(PDF).India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M239. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 5 February 2020.Retrieved18 January2021.
  16. ^ab"District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia".Tables 2.1, 2.2.Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived fromthe originalon 29 July 2017.Retrieved8 October2016.
  17. ^"Purulia (Town) PS".Purulia District Police.Retrieved8 October2016.
  18. ^2011 census datacensusindia.gov.in
  19. ^"Purulia (Muffasil) PS".Purulia District Police.Retrieved8 October2016.
  20. ^"Purulia Sadar Women PS".Purulia District Police.Retrieved8 October2016.
  21. ^"Purulia Expose: India's best kept secret".The Times of India.28 April 2011.Retrieved10 December2018.

External links[edit]

  • Puruliatravel guide from Wikivoyage
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