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Purulia | |
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 Telkupi, Purulia | |
  Purulia Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Purulia Purulia (India) Show map of India Purulia Purulia (Asia) Show map of Asia | |
| Coordinates:23°20′N86°22′E / 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 | |
• Total | 12.63 km2 (4.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 121,436[1] |
| • Density | 9,615/km2 (24,900/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[3][4] |
| • Additional official | English[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal codes | 723 101, 02, 03. |
| Telephone code | 91 (0)3252 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-56 |
| Sex ratio | 955♀/1000♂[1] |
| Literacy | 82.34 %[1] |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Purulia |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Purulia |
| Website | purulia |
Purulia, officiallyPurulia Sadar, is a city and a municipality in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal. It is the headquarters of thePurulia district. It is located on the north of theKangsabati River.
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).
Purulia district forms the lowest step of theChota 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. 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.
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) | |||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%)(at 17:30IST) | 52 | 43 | 36 | 36 | 48 | 66 | 77 | 79 | 75 | 68 | 59 | 57 | 58 |
| Source:India Meteorological Department[14][15][16] | |||||||||||||
Purulia (Town) police station has jurisdiction over Purulia municipality and parts ofPurulia I andPurulia II CD Blocks. The area covered is 13.9 km2 and the population covered is 151,210.[17][18]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 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] | ||
Purulia (Muffasil) police station has jurisdiction over parts ofPurulia I andPurulia 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]
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