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About Purulia District

Purulia District is one among 19 Districts of West Bengal State ,India. Purulia District Administrative head quarter is Purulia. It is is Located 258 KM East towards State capital Kolkata . Purulia District population is 2927965. It is 16 th Largest District in the State by population.

Geography and Climate Purulia District

It is Located at Latitude-23.3, Longitude-86.3. Purulia District is sharing border with Bokaro District to the North , Dhanbad District to the North , East Singhbum District to the South , Ranchi District to the west , Saraikela Kharsawan District to the South , Bankura District to the East , Bardhaman District to the East . It is sharing Border with Jharkhand State to the west . Purulia District occupies an area of approximately 6259 square kilometres. . Its in the 312 meters to 129 meters elevation range.This District belongs to Eastern India .

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Bengali is the Local Language here. Also People Speaks English . Purulia District is divided into 22 Blocks , Panchayats , 184 Villages.

Census 2011 of Purulia District

Purulia district Total population is 2927965 according to census 2011.Males are 1497680 and Females are 1430285 .Literate people are 1937142 among total.Its total area is 6259 sq.km. It is the 16 th largest district in the state by Population . But 5 th Largest District in the state By Area. 128 th Largest District in the Country By Population. 17 th highest District in the State By literacy rate. 482 nd highest District in the Country By literacy rate.its literacy Rate is 65.38

Politics in Purulia District

CPM , Bharatiya Janata Party , AITC , AIFB , INC are the major political parties in Purulia District.

Assembly constituencies in Purulia District

Total 11 Assembly constituencies in Purulia District.

Constituency name	MLA name	Party
Bandwan	rajib lochan saren	AITC
Balarampur	shantiram mahato	AITC
Baghmundi	nepal mahata	INC
Joypur	shaktipada mahato	AITC
Purulia	sudip kumar mukherjee	INC
Manbazar	sandhya rani tudu	AITC

.. more .

Parliament constituencies in Purulia District

Total 3 Parliament constituencies in Purulia District.

Constituency name	MP name	Party
Purulia	JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO	Bharatiya Janata Party
Jhargram	Kunar Hembram	Bharatiya Janata Party
Bankura	DR. SUBHAS SARKAR	Bharatiya Janata Party

.. more .
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Purulia District Tourism

Purulia , are the Tourist destinations to Visit.

Purulia Transport

Road Transport

District Headquarters Purulia is well connected by road . Kulti , Chirkunda , Purulia , Adra, Purulia , Barakar are the Cities in this district having road connectivity to major towns and remote villages. Purulia is about 258 KM by road to Kolkata( Capital of West Bengal )

Rail Transport

Some of the rail way stations in district are Adra Junction , Purulia Junction , Joychandi Pahar Junction , Burnpur , Anara , Jhalida , Barabhum , Barakar .... which connects most of the towns and villages in the District.

Bus Transport

West Bengal Surface Transport Corporation ( WBSTC) runs Busses from Major cities to Towns and Villages in this District.

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