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Purulia district Purulia district (Pron: puruliːaː) is one of the twenty-three districts of West Bengal state in Eastern India. Purulia is the administrative headquarters of the district. Some of the other important towns of Purulia district are Raghunathpur- ...

. It is located on the north of the Kangsabati River.

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 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 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 W ...

(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 Hatuara 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 Hatuara is located at . Area overview Purulia district forms the ...

, et al. The area is served by the

Purulia Junction railway station Purulia railway station serves Purulia City the headquarters of Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated at the eastern side of the city with railway owned colonies which is home for working staffs. The station is und ...

. 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 and Purulia II 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 Purulia I and Purulia II 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 Sidho Kanho Birsha University (SKBU) is a public state university located in Purulia district of West Bengal, India. It was established under an Act of the West Bengal Legislature on April, 2010. It offers different undergraduate and postgraduat ...

Degree colleges

Raghunathpur College Raghunathpur College, established in 1961, is one of the oldest colleges in Raghunathpur, Purulia district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to Sidho Kanho Birsha University. Departments BCA ...

Achhruram Memorial College Achhruram Memorial College, also known as Jhalda College, was established in 1975. It offers the general and honours degree courses in arts and science subjects. The college is located in front of the local mini town, Jhalda. It is affiliated ...

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 Sidho Kanho Birsha University (SKBU) is a public state university l ...

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

J.K. College, Purulia J. K. College, also known by the full name Jagannath Kishore College, established in 1948, is the oldest college in Purulia district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in commerce, arts and sciences, and postgraduate in mathem ...

Kashipur Michael Madhusudhan Mahavidyalaya Kashipur Michael Madhusudhan Mahavidyalaya is a general degree college in Purulia district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to Sidho Kanho Birsha University Sidho Kanho Birsha University (SKBU) is a public state u ...

Nistarini Women's College Nistarini (Women's) College, established on 17 August 1957, is the oldest women's college in Purulia district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences. It is affiliated to Sidho Kanho Birsha University and accr ...

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

JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA PURULIA
*

Sainik School, Purulia Sainik School, Purulia is a Sainik School (military school) established by the Sainik Schools Society in 1962, at Purulia, near Manguria in Purulia district, West Bengal India.http://sainikschoolsociety.org/listofsainik.html The school prepares ...

Purulia Zilla School Purulia Zilla School is one of the oldest existing schools in Purulia district, West Bengal, India. It offers grades from class I to class XII. It has two sections. Grade I to Grade V in the morning section and Grade VI to Grade XII in the Day S ...

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

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