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<h2 id="geography">Geography</h2> <h3>Location</h3> <p>Purulia is located at <a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Purulia¶ms=23.33_N_86.37_E_">23°20′N 86°22′E / 23.33°N 86.37°E / 23.33; 86.37</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> It has an average elevation of 228 metres (748 feet). </p> <h3>Area overview</h3> <p>Purulia district forms the lowest step of the <a href="/facts/Chota_Nagpur_Plateau/REn4tplq">Chota Nagpur Plateau</a>. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. <a href="/facts/Purulia_Sadar_subdivision/8PusKchw">Purulia Sadar subdivision</a> 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 <a href="/facts/Kangsabati_River/EX6x2Jf8">Kangsabati</a> (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 <a href="/facts/Bongabari/JeojWENb">Bongabari</a>, the upcoming medical college at <a href="/facts/Hatuara/bMPlNwhp">Hatuara</a>, et al.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p><p>The area is served by the <a href="/facts/Purulia_Junction_railway_station/PQCFeDTc">Purulia Junction railway station</a>. </p><p>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. </p> <h3>Climate</h3> <p>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. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th colspan="14">Climate data for Purulia (1991–2020, extremes 1901–2020)</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Month</th><th scope="col">Jan</th><th scope="col">Feb</th><th scope="col">Mar</th><th scope="col">Apr</th><th scope="col">May</th><th scope="col">Jun</th><th scope="col">Jul</th><th scope="col">Aug</th><th scope="col">Sep</th><th scope="col">Oct</th><th scope="col">Nov</th><th scope="col">Dec</th><th scope="col">Year</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Record high °C (°F)</th><td>33.4(92.1)</td><td>37.3(99.1)</td><td>41.7(107.1)</td><td>46.0(114.8)</td><td>46.3(115.3)</td><td>46.2(115.2)</td><td>40.7(105.3)</td><td>37.8(100.0)</td><td>39.0(102.2)</td><td>36.3(97.3)</td><td>35.1(95.2)</td><td>33.3(91.9)</td><td>46.3(115.3)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Mean daily maximum °C (°F)</th><td>24.2(75.6)</td><td>28.2(82.8)</td><td>33.1(91.6)</td><td>37.4(99.3)</td><td>37.9(100.2)</td><td>35.2(95.4)</td><td>31.9(89.4)</td><td>31.6(88.9)</td><td>31.8(89.2)</td><td>31.4(88.5)</td><td>28.7(83.7)</td><td>25.0(77.0)</td><td>31.3(88.3)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Mean daily minimum °C (°F)</th><td>11.8(53.2)</td><td>15.4(59.7)</td><td>19.8(67.6)</td><td>24.2(75.6)</td><td>25.9(78.6)</td><td>26.0(78.8)</td><td>25.6(78.1)</td><td>25.5(77.9)</td><td>24.8(76.6)</td><td>22.2(72.0)</td><td>17.2(63.0)</td><td>12.8(55.0)</td><td>20.9(69.6)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Record low °C (°F)</th><td>3.8(38.8)</td><td>6.3(43.3)</td><td>10.7(51.3)</td><td>13.5(56.3)</td><td>15.6(60.1)</td><td>18.3(64.9)</td><td>17.8(64.0)</td><td>17.2(63.0)</td><td>17.0(62.6)</td><td>13.2(55.8)</td><td>7.7(45.9)</td><td>5.7(42.3)</td><td>3.8(38.8)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Average rainfall mm (inches)</th><td>19.7(0.78)</td><td>15.3(0.60)</td><td>25.8(1.02)</td><td>39.7(1.56)</td><td>81.9(3.22)</td><td>250.6(9.87)</td><td>341.2(13.43)</td><td>295.8(11.65)</td><td>241.7(9.52)</td><td>92.9(3.66)</td><td>19.3(0.76)</td><td>13.6(0.54)</td><td>1,437.5(56.59)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Average rainy days</th><td>1.7</td><td>1.3</td><td>2.5</td><td>2.9</td><td>5.5</td><td>12.6</td><td>16.4</td><td>15.3</td><td>10.5</td><td>4.3</td><td>0.9</td><td>1.0</td><td>75.0</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Average <a href="/facts/Relative_humidity/Nwb28VlT">relative humidity</a> (%) (at 17:30 <a href="/facts/Indian_Standard_Time/K8wy1APK">IST</a>)</th><td>52</td><td>43</td><td>36</td><td>36</td><td>48</td><td>66</td><td>77</td><td>79</td><td>75</td><td>68</td><td>59</td><td>57</td><td>58</td></tr><tr><td colspan="14">Source: <a href="/facts/India_Meteorological_Department/7HkhCd2R">India Meteorological Department</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="administration">Administration</h2> <h3>Police stations</h3> <p>Purulia (Town) police station has jurisdiction over Purulia municipality and parts of <a href="/facts/Purulia_I/zLqxPARW">Purulia I</a> and <a href="/facts/Purulia_II/bjfwwCry">Purulia II</a> CD Blocks. The area covered is 13.9 km2 and the population covered is 151,210.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="demographics">Demographics</h2> Historical population<table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Pop.</th><th>±%</th></tr><tr><th>1872</th><td>5,696</td><td>— </td></tr><tr><th>1881</th><td>9,305</td><td>+63.4%</td></tr><tr><th>1891</th><td>12,128</td><td>+30.3%</td></tr><tr><th>1901 </th><td>17,291</td><td>+42.6%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">Source: <a href="/facts/Census_of_India/V7tGhT6y">Census of India</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Languages</h3> <p>Purulia (Muffasil) police station has jurisdiction over parts of <a href="/facts/Purulia_I/zLqxPARW">Purulia I</a> and <a href="/facts/Purulia_II/bjfwwCry">Purulia II</a> CD Blocks. The area covered is 434.57 km2 and the population covered is 235,853.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> </p><p>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.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="education">Education</h2> <h3>University</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Sidho_Kanho_Birsha_University/h6QVaQ26">Sidho Kanho Birsha University</a></li></ul> <h3>Degree colleges</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Raghunathpur_College/6NaMSRsG">Raghunathpur College</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Achhruram_Memorial_College/e4Arj19e">Achhruram Memorial College</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bikramjit_Goswami_Memorial_College/7WDbTI4D">Bikramjit Goswami Memorial College</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Balarampur_College/TC3NQpWP">Balarampur College</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/J.K._College%2c_Purulia/nFYDc14k">J.K. College, Purulia</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Kashipur_Michael_Madhusudhan_Mahavidyalaya/vR28UpsR">Kashipur Michael Madhusudhan Mahavidyalaya</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Nistarini_Women%2527s_College/xHK5ts2P">Nistarini Women's College</a></li></ul> <h3>Engineering colleges</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Ramkrishna_Mahato_Government_Engineering_College/sk2NF64I">Ramkrishna Mahato Government Engineering College</a></li></ul> <h3>Medical colleges</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Purulia_Government_Medical_College_and_Hospital/mI8H2SYV">Purulia Government Medical College and Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Purulia_Homoeopathic_Medical_College_%2526_Hospital/rF5fyKrf">Purulia Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital</a></li></ul> <h3>Polytechnic colleges</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Purulia_Polytechnic/SDcvl0FK">Purulia Polytechnic</a></li></ul> <h3>Schools</h3> <ul><li><a href="https://www.navodaya.gov.in/nvs/nvs-school/purulia/en/home/">JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA PURULIA</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sainik_School%2c_Purulia/4oHBzbhm">Sainik School, Purulia</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Purulia_Zilla_School/dnM2z5nI">Purulia Zilla School</a></li> <li><a href="http://dskdavpurulia.org/">DSK DAV Public School</a></li> <li><a href="http://agcspurulia.in/">The Assembly of God Church School</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.grkdavpurulia.org/">G.R.K. D.A.V. Public School</a></li> <li>Purulia M.M. High School</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ramakrishna_Mission_Vidyapith%2c_Purulia/LtdhcUQ7">Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith</a></li></ul> <h2 id="notable-people">Notable people</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Gambhir_Singh_Mura/8uA19N2G">Gambhir Singh Mura</a></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Purulia_arms_drop_scandal/gPbBWleQ">Purulia arms drop scandal</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li> Purulia travel guide from Wikivoyage</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Maps, Weather, and Airports for Puruliya, India". <a href="http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Puruliya.html" target="_blank">http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Puruliya.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Sir John Houlton, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd. <a href="/wiki/John_Wardle_Houlton" target="_blank">/wiki/John_Wardle_Houlton</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"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. Retrieved 21 January 2020. <a href="http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"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. Retrieved 21 January 2020. <a href="http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Sidho-Kano-Birsha University". SKBU. Retrieved 17 January 2020. <a href="https://skbu.ac.in/" target="_blank">https://skbu.ac.in/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Sainik School Purulia". SSP. Retrieved 1 February 2020. <a href="http://sainikschoolpurulia.com/" target="_blank">http://sainikschoolpurulia.com/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"West Bengal's RKM college bags highest NAAC grade". The Times of India. The Times of India, 16 December 2019. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020. <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/west-bengals-rkm-college-bags-highest-naac-grade/articleshow/72731937.cms" target="_blank">https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/west-bengals-rkm-college-bags-highest-naac-grade/articleshow/72731937.cms</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Purulia Government Medical College & Hospital". PGMCH. Retrieved 17 January 2020. <a href="http://pgmch.edu.in/home" target="_blank">http://pgmch.edu.in/home</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. Retrieved 8 April 2024. <a href="https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf" target="_blank">https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Station: Purulia Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 633–634. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M239. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2016. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"Purulia (Town) PS". Purulia District Police. Retrieved 8 October 2016. <a href="https://puruliapolice.org/ps/purulia-town/" target="_blank">https://puruliapolice.org/ps/purulia-town/</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>Census of India 1901 vol.6-A (Lower Probinces of Bengal and their feudatoties); pt.2 (Imperial tables), p. 16 <a href="https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.30991/page/n7/mode/1up" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.30991/page/n7/mode/1up</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>"District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2016. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20170729135056/http://www.dospiwb.org.in/site.php</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>"Purulia (Muffasil) PS". Purulia District Police. Retrieved 8 October 2016. <a href="https://puruliapolice.org/ps/puruliam-ps/" target="_blank">https://puruliapolice.org/ps/puruliam-ps/</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>"Purulia Sadar Women PS". Purulia District Police. Retrieved 8 October 2016. <a href="https://puruliapolice.org/ps/women-ps/" target="_blank">https://puruliapolice.org/ps/women-ps/</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>