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Purulia | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Telkupi, Purulia | |
  Purulia Location in West Bengal, India  Purulia Purulia (India)  Purulia Purulia (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 23°20′N 86°22′E / 23.34°N 86.36°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | Purulia |
| 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] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[3][4] |
| • Additional official | English[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 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, officially Purulia Sadar, 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.
- ^ a b c "Purulia City 2011 Census" (PDF). Census Govt. of India. Census 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Purulia City". puruliamunicipality.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2019.