Purulia

Purulia
City
Telkupi, Purulia
Telkupi, Purulia
Purulia is located in West Bengal
Purulia
Purulia
Location in West Bengal, India
Purulia is located in India
Purulia
Purulia
Purulia (India)
Purulia is located in Asia
Purulia
Purulia
Purulia (Asia)
Coordinates: 23°20′N 86°22′E / 23.34°N 86.36°E / 23.34; 86.36
Country India
State West Bengal
DistrictPurulia
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyPurulia Municipality
Area
 • Total12.63 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total121,436[1]
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[3][4]
 • Additional officialEnglish[3]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code91 (0)3252
Vehicle registrationWB-56
Sex ratio955 /1000[1]
Literacy82.34 %[1]
Lok Sabha constituencyPurulia
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPurulia
Websitepurulia.gov.in

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.

  1. ^ a b c "Purulia City 2011 Census" (PDF). Census Govt. of India. Census 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Purulia City". puruliamunicipality.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  4. ^ "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.