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.
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 (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, et al.
The area is served by the Purulia Junction railway station.
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. The region saw its hottest summer in the year 2005 on June 18; it was recorded at 51.1 °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
Degree colleges
Raghunathpur College
Achhruram Memorial College
Bikramjit Goswami Memorial College
Balarampur College
J.K. College, Purulia
Kashipur Michael Madhusudhan Mahavidyalaya
Nistarini Women's College
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
Purulia Zilla School
DSK DAV Public School
The Assembly of God Church School
G.R.K. D.A.V. Public School
Purulia M.M. High School
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith
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.