Purulia

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{{Short description|City in West Bengal, India}}
{{About|the municipality in West Bengal, India|the Indian district|Purulia district|the Australian house|Purulia (Wahroonga)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{more citations needed|date=October 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Purulia
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = Telkupi, Purulia.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Telkupi, Purulia
| nickname =
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India3#Asia
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.34|N|86.36|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Emblem of West Bengal (Banglarmukh) before 2018.png}} [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Purulia District|Purulia]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1838
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipality]]
| governing_body = Purulia Municipality
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Purulia City|url=http://puruliamunicipality.org/Default.aspx?PageId=120|website=puruliamunicipality.org|access-date=24 November 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 12.63
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 240
| population_total = 121,436<ref name="Census2011">{{cite web|title=Purulia City 2011 Census|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf|website=Census Govt. of India|publisher=Census 2011|access-date=9 June 2019}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank =
| population_demonym =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code = 723 101, 02, 03.
| area_code = 91 (0)3252
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = WB-56
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 955 [[female|♀]]/1000[[male|♂]]<ref name="Census2011"/>
| website = {{URL|purulia.gov.in/}}
| footnotes =
| unemployment_rate =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<ref name="wblangoff">{{cite web|title=Fact and Figures|url=https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/facts-and-figures;jsessionid=JzdD9RHb7aMY5esZPtcsIVLy|website=Wb.gov.in|access-date=10 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=Nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=10 March 2019|page=85|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
| demographics1_info2 = [[English language|English]]<ref name="wblangoff"/>
| blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank2_info_sec1 = 82.34 %<ref name="Census2011"/>
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency)|Purulia]]
| blank4_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank4_info_sec1 = [[Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Purulia]]
| official_name =
}}

'''Purulia''', officially '''Purulia Sadar''', is a city and a municipality in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is the headquarters of the [[Purulia district]] and is located on the north of the [[Kangsabati River]].

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
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|mark-coord4={{coord|23|7|0|N|86|13|12|E}} | label-pos4=right|label4=Balarampur| numbered4=CT| mark-title4= [[Balarampur, Purulia]] (CT)
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|mark-coord12={{coord|23|22|52|N|86|25|1|E}} | label-pos12=right|label12=Chharra| numbered12=H| mark-title12= [[Chharra, Purulia]] (H) |shape-color12=#AA6666
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|mark-coord14={{coord|23|18|0|N|86|39|0|E}} | label-pos14=right|label14=Hura| numbered14=R| mark-title14= [[Hura, Purulia]] (R) |shape-color14=#C42222
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|mark-coord18={{coord|23|21|40|N|86|20|23|E}} | label-pos18=left|label18= Sidho Kanho Birsha University| numbered18=F| mark-title18= [[Sidho Kanho Birsha University]] (F) |shape-color18=#967117
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===Location===
Purulia is located at {{coord|23.33|N|86.37|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Puruliya.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Puruliya, India}}</ref> 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 River|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.<ref>[[John Wardle Houlton|Sir John Houlton]], ''Bihar, the Heart of India'', 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 12 January 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Puruliya, Series 20, Part XII A| work= Deulghat - Pages 99-100: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Importance of the District |publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 21 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Puruliya, Series 20, Part XII A| work= Charra - Page 103: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Importance of the District |publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |access-date = 21 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://skbu.ac.in/ |title = Sidho-Kano-Birsha University |publisher= SKBU | access-date = 17 January 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://sainikschoolpurulia.com/| title = Sainik School Purulia| publisher = SSP |access-date = 1 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/west-bengals-rkm-college-bags-highest-naac-grade/articleshow/72731937.cms | title = West Bengal's RKM college bags highest NAAC grade| newspaper = The Times of India| date = 16 December 2019| publisher = The Times of India, 16 December 2019 |access-date = 31 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://pgmch.edu.in/home|title = Purulia Government Medical College & Hospital |publisher= PGMCH | access-date = 17 January 2020 }}</ref>

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.

{{Weather box
| 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 [[Indian Standard Time|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]]<ref>{{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
}}</ref><ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| 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}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| 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}}</ref>
}}

==Administration==
===Police stations===
[[File:Purulia District Court in Purulia town 05.jpg|left|thumb|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.<ref name="handbook2014">{{cite web |url = http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php/ | title=District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia|work=Tables 2.1, 2.2|publisher=Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php|archive-date=29 July 2017|url-status=usurped|access-date=8 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://puruliapolice.org/ps/purulia-town/ |title = Purulia (Town) PS | publisher= Purulia District Police | access-date = 8 October 2016}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|1872|5696
|1881|9305
|1891|12128
|1901|17291
|1911|20886
|source = [[Census of India]]<ref>{{citation|title=Census of India 1901 vol.6-A (Lower Probinces of Bengal and their feudatoties); pt.2 (Imperial tables) |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.30991/page/n7/mode/1up |page=16}}</ref>}}

===Languages===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages spoken in Purulia city (2011)<ref>[https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-2000.XLSX 2011 census data] censusindia.gov.in</ref>
|label1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|value1= 83.6
|label2= [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|value2=10.51
|label3 = [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
|value3 = 4.44
|label4 = [[Santali language|Santali]]
|value4 =0.32
|label5 = [[Marwari language|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.<ref name="handbook2014" /><ref>{{cite web| url = https://puruliapolice.org/ps/puruliam-ps/ |title = Purulia (Muffasil) PS | publisher= Purulia District Police | access-date = 8 October 2016}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://puruliapolice.org/ps/women-ps/ |title = Purulia Sadar Women PS | publisher= Purulia District Police | access-date = 8 October 2016}}</ref>

==Education==
[[File:The main building gate of Sidho Kanho Birsha University 04.jpg|thumb|Sidho Kanho Birsha University]]
===University===
*[[Sidho Kanho Birsha University]]

===Degree colleges===
*[[Raghunathpur College]]
*[[Mahatma Gandhi College, Purulia]]
*[[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===
*[[Sainik School, Purulia]]
*[[Purulia Zilla School]]
*[[Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith, Purulia|Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith]]

==Notable people==
*[[Gambhir Singh Mura]]

==See also==
*[[Purulia arms drop scandal]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Purulia}}

{{Purulia District}}
{{Municipalities of West Bengal}}
{{Purulia topics}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Purulia district]]
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