Antaryami Muduli पुर्णा پورنہ |
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Town | |
Location in Maharashtra, India | |
Coordinates: 19°11′N 77°03′E / 19.18°N 77.05°ECoordinates: 19°11′N 77°03′E / 19.18°N 77.05°E | |
Country | India |
State | Maharashtra |
District | Parbhani |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal Council |
Elevation | 384 m (1,260 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 36,433 |
Demonym(s) | Purnakar |
Languages | |
• Official | Marathi |
• Other | Urdu |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 431511 |
Vehicle registration | MH-22 |
Purna is a town with a municipal council in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Purna is located at 20°55′N 73°45′E / 20.91°N 73.75°E. It has an average elevation of 384 metres (1,260 ft).
Purna Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in the Western Ghats mountain range, in Gujarat state of India. It is located in the South Gujarat region, between Vyara, Tapi District and Ahwa, Dang District.The area covering 160.8 sq. km is a reserved forest, which has been notified as Sanctuary in July 1990. The main village of Mahal is at the center of the sanctuary on the banks of the Purna river, with a forest rest house. Purna Wildlife Sanctuary is also popular among bird watchers.
As of 2011[update] India census, Purna had total 6,663 houses and population of 36,433. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Purna has an average literacy rate of 71.95, lower than the national average of 75%: male literacy is 79% and female literacy is 65.11%. In Purna, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Purna Junction railway station (station code: PAU) is on the Kachiguda-Manmad section of Hyderabad (HYB) Division of South Central Railway (SCR). After Divisional adjustments in 2003, Purna now comes under the Nanded (NED) Division of SCR. Purna has rail connectivity with Manmad, Aurangabad, Nanded, Parbhani, Parli Vaijnath, Latur, Osmanabad, Gangakhed, Mudkhed, Adilabad, Nagpur, Basar, Nizamabad, Nasik, Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Daund, Mahbubnagar, Kurnool, Kadapa, Renigunta, Tirupati, Katpadi, Erode, Madurai and Kachiguda (HYB).