| Purulia | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India3#Asia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 23.34°N 86.36°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Name2: | Purulia |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Governing Body: | Purulia Municipality |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.63 |
| Elevation M: | 240 |
| Population Total: | 121,436[2] |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 723 101, 02, 03. |
| Area Code: | 91 (0)3252 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Registration Plate: | WB-56 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 955 ♀/1000♂ |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali[3] [4] |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Additional official |
| Demographics1 Info2: | English |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 82.34 % |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Purulia |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | Purulia |
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.
Purulia is located at 23.33°N 86.37°W.[5] It has an average elevation of 228 metres (748 feet).
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.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
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.
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. Most of the rainfall occurs during the wet monsoons.
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.[14] [15]
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.[16]
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.[17]
See also: Purulia arms drop scandal. 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.[18]