Purulia
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Purulia City পুরুলিয়া শহর |
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| City | |
| Nickname(s): Manbhum City (Old Name) | |
 Purulia City
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| Coordinates: 23°20′N 86°22′E / 23.34°N 86.36°ECoordinates: 23°20′N 86°22′E / 23.34°N 86.36°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purulia |
| Inclusion in West Bengal | November 1, 1956 |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2015-Municipality Data Record) | |
| • Total | 406,540 |
| • Rank | (exact data expected in 2021 population census) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Telephone code | 91 (0)3252 |
| Sex ratio | 955 female/1000 male ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 81.53 per cent% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Purulia |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Purulia |
| Website | purulia |
Purulia City (Pron: ˈpʊru:ˌlɪə), also known as "Manbhum City", is a city located in West Bengal state, India, and was constituted in 1876. It is the location of the district headquarters of Purulia district. Purulia is located on the north of the Kangsabati River and is an important road and railway junction. It has an area of 6,259 km2. It is famous for the Chhau dance.
District Administration : Purulia
DISTRICT MAGISTRATE & DISTRICT COLLECTOR
Shri Tanmay Chakrabarty, IAS District Magistrate & District Collector , Purulia District Phone: 03252-222302(O), 03252-222301(R), Fax: 03252-222490
District Magistrate is the head of the District Administration. He is also the District Collector and also Executive Officer of Zilla Parishad. He is assisted by Addl. District Magistrate(General), Addl. District Magistrate(Development), Addl. Executive Officer, Addl. District Magistrate & D.L. & L.R.O , S.D.O(Sadar East), S.D.O.(Sadar West), S.D.O.(Raghunathpur), B.D.O.s of 20 Blocks and by other Officers.
>Administrative Units
There are three Sub-divisions under Purulia District namely:
I. PURULIA SADAR EAST
Blocks under this Sub-division are:- 1)BUNDWAN, 2)HURA, 3)MANBAZAR-I, 4)MANBAZAR-II, 5)PUNCHA, 6)PURULIA-I, 7)PURULIA-II,
II. PURULIA SADAR WEST
Blocks under this Sub-division are:- 1)ARSHA, 2)BAGHMUNDI, 3)BALARAMPUR, 4)BARABAZAR, 5)JHALDA-I, 6)JHALDA-II, 7)JOYPUR
III. RAGHUNATHPUR
Blocks under this Sub-division are:- 1)KASHIPUR, 2)NETURIA, 3)PARA, 4)RAGHUNATHPUR-I, 5)RAGHUNATHPUR-II, 6)SANTURI
Purulia is located at 23°20′N 86°22′E / 23.33°N 86.37°E. It has an average elevation of 228 metres (748 feet). Summers are hot and dry with temperatures ranging from lows of 23 °C to highs above 48 °C. The temperature reached the highest level in the country on June 18, 2005 at 51.1 °C. Winters are dry and cool with daily temperatures ranging from 5 °C to 20 °C. Most of the rainfall occurs during the wet monsoons.
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