Purnia

Purnea
Purnea
Purnia Skyline
Purnia Skyline
Purnea is located in Bihar
Purnea
Purnea
Location in Bihar, India
Purnea is located in India
Purnea
Purnea
Location in India
Coordinates: 25°46′41″N 87°28′34″E / 25.778°N 87.476°E / 25.778; 87.476
Country India
StateBihar
RegionMithila
DistrictPurnia
Established14 February 1770
Named forGoddess Puran Devi or Sanskrit word Purn Aranya
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation (India)
 • BodyPurnea Municipal Corporation
 • MayorBibha Kumari
 • MPPappu Yadav
 • MLAVijay khemka
 • District MagistrateMr. Suharsh Bhagat(IAS)
Area
 • Urban Agglomeration92 km2 (36 sq mi)
 • Urban
60 km2 (20 sq mi)
 • Rank2nd in Bihar
Elevation
36 m (118 ft)
Population
 • Urban Agglomeration496,830 [1]
 • Rank4th in Bihar
 • Urban
496,830
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
854301, 854302 (Main City), 854303 (South-West Suburbs & Purnia Airport), 854304 (North-West Suburbs), 854305 (Khuskibagh & Purnia Railway station), 854326 (Eastern Suburbs), 854330 (Northern Suburbs & Kasba) (Purnia)[2]
Telephone code+91 6454
Vehicle registrationBR-11
Literacy74.09%
Lok Sabha constituencyPurnia
Websitepurnea.bih.nic.in

Purnia (pronunciation; also romanized as Purnea) is the fourth largest city of Bihar and is emerging as the largest economic hub in North Bihar. It serves as the administrative headquarters of both Purnia district and Purnia division in the Indian state of Bihar. It is well known for its favourable climate like Darjeeling and has an abundance of resources for human settlements and economic activities.

The total geographical area of Purnia Urban Agglomeration is 92 km2 (35.52 sq mi) which is next only to Patna. The population density of the city is 3058 persons per km sq. making it the 4th largest city of Bihar by population.[1] It is nearly 315 km from Patna, as well as 171 km from Siliguri, 90 km from Bhagalpur. It is 640 km from Guwahati (Approx.) and 450 km from Kolkata, the capital of the adjacent state of West Bengal and the largest city in East India. Purnia district covers 3202.31 sq. km of the state of Bihar. The Indian Army, Indian Air Force, and three of five branches of India's Central Armed Police Forces – the Border Security Force (BSF), the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) – have bases around the district.

  1. ^ a b "Population of Cities in India 2021 - StatisticsTimes.com". statisticstimes.com.
  2. ^ "Pin Codes of Purnia, Bihar, India, Purnia Pincode Search". indiapincodes.net. Retrieved 28 September 2022.