Purulia is a city and a municipality in the

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West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

. It is the headquarters of the Purulia district. It is located on the north of the

Kangsabati River Kangsabati River (Pron:) (also variously known as the Kãsai and Cossye) rises from the Chota Nagpur plateau in the state of West Bengal, India and passes through the districts of Purulia, Bankura, Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur in West ...

Geography

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 Chota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and the bas ...

. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills.

Purulia Sadar subdivision Purulia Sadar subdivision is a subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India. History Purulia district was divided into four subdivisions, viz., Purulia Sadar, Manbazar, Jhalda and Raghunathpur, with effect from 6 April 20 ...

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 Bongabari is a village in the Purulia II CD block in the Purulia Sadar subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Bongabari is located at . Area overview Purulia district forms the lowest step ...

, 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.

Civic administration

Police stations

Purulia (Town) police station has jurisdiction over Purulia municipality and parts of

Purulia I Purulia 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. Geography Location Purulia is located at . It has an average elev ...

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Purulia II Purulia II is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Purulia Sadar subdivision of the Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History Background The Jaina Bhagavati-Sutra of the 5th cent ...

CD Blocks. The area covered is 13.9 km² and the population covered is 151,210. Purulia (Muffasil) police station has jurisdiction over parts of

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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

University

* Sidho Kanho Birsha University

Degree colleges

* Raghunathpur College * Achhruram Memorial College *

Bikramjit Goswami Memorial College Bikramjit Goswami Memorial College is a college at Jaypur in Purulia district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to Sidho Kanho Birsha University. Departments Arts *Bengali *English *History *Geography *Political S ...

Balarampur College Balarampur College, established in 1985, is the general degree college in Rangadih, Balarampur, Purulia district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce. It is affiliated to Sidho Kanho Birsha University Sidho Kanho Birsha Univ ...

* 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 Purulia Polytechnic, is a government polytechnic in an underdeveloped rural area named Bongabari. This institute stands on a huge area. It was established in 1957. It is one of the oldest polytechnic institutes of India. This polytechnic is aff ...

Schools

JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA PURULIA
* Sainik School, Purulia * Purulia Zilla School
DSK DAV Public SchoolThe Assembly of God Church SchoolG.R.K. D.A.V. Public School
* Purulia M.M. High School

People from Purulia

Gambhir Singh Mura Gambhir Singh Mura (1930 – 9 November 2002) was an Indian tribal dancer known for his contributions to the tribal martial dance of Chhau. He was an exponent of the Purulia school of Chhau. Mura was born in a tribal family to Jipa Singh M ...

Purulia arms drop

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.

References

External links

* {{West Bengal Cities and towns in Purulia district Cities in West Bengal