Purulia is one of the nineteen districts that constitute the state of West Bengal. The district administrative headquarters are at Purulia Town. Purulia or Puruliya or Manbhum City was formed in the year 1876. Situated on the north side of the Kansai River, it is also a major railway and roadway junction. It also forms the part of Red Corridor and is known for its famous dance form called chau. Shaped like a funnel, it is situated on the westernmost side of West Bengal. In some way, this funnel shape is responsible for causing rain due to the winds from Bay of Bengal. It also forms a passage between from West Bengal to Orissa, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. It is also an important tourist centre.

Purulia History

The Jungle Mahals constituted 23 Parganas and Mahals including Purulia. In 1833, the area was fragmented and a new place called Manbhum was created. This place had its district headquarters at Manbazaar. Bankur, Bardhaman, Dhanbad, Dhalbhum and Seraikela-Kharswan were part of this district. Purulia became the district headquarters n 1838. Since the district was big, it was placed under an officer called Principal Assistant to the Governor-General of the South-west frontier. In 1956, Manbhum was partitioned under the State Recognition Act which gave birth to Bihar and West Bengal. on November 1, 1956, Purulia was formed.

Purulia Climate

The area receives plenty of rainfall mainly from the south-west monsoon. Average rainfall ranges from 1100-1500mm. During monsoon, the relative humidity rises and reaches up to 80%. During winters the mean temperature goes up to 7 degrees and to 46.8 during summers. The highest temperature ever recorded was 54 degrees.

Purulia Tourism

Tourist places in Purulia
Banda
Cheliama
Deulghata
Pakbirra
Suissa
Para
Baghmundi
Birinchinath
Budhpur
Charra
Ganpur