Purnia
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Purnia पूर्णियाँ پورنیہ |
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| City | |
| Nickname(s): Mini Darjeeling, Jute City | |
 Purnia
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| Coordinates: 25°47′N 87°28′E / 25.78°N 87.47°ECoordinates: 25°47′N 87°28′E / 25.78°N 87.47°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Bihar |
| District | Purnia |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Purnea Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Smt.Vibha Devi |
| • MP | Santosh Kushwaha |
| • MLA | Mr. Vijay khemka |
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 310,817 |
| • Density | 794.49/km2 (2,057.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 854301 |
| Telephone code | +91 6454 |
| Vehicle registration | BR-11 |
| Literacy | 74.04% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Purnia |
| Website | purnea |
Purnia (Hindi: पूर्णियाँ; Bengali: পূর্ণিয়া; also romanized as Purnea) is a city that serves as the administrative headquarters of both Purnia district and Purnia division in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the largest city in northeastern Bihar. It is nearly 300 kilometres from Patna, the capital of Bihar, as well as 171 km from Siliguri, 92 km from Bhagalpur, and 214 km from Muzaffarpur. It is 450 km from Kolkata, the capital of the adjacent state of West Bengal and the largest city in East India.
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.
Several possible origins for the name Purnia have been proposed. The name may originate from the Sanskrit word Purna–Aranya, which means "complete jungle".Purnia could also be an altered form of the old name Purania, derived from the word purain or Lotus, which is said to have grown on the Kosi and Mahananda rivers. This derivation is stated by O'Malley and is also in the old gazetteer. Another alternative derivation is from the words Purn Aranya. W.W. Hunter and Buchanan have mentioned the name of Purnia, it being a forested area, using a combination of the words purn (full) and aranya (forest).
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