Purnia
Purnia
Pūrniyan | |
|---|---|
| Purnea | |
Tricolour hosted at Jail Chowk Purnia Purnia Skyline Maa Puran Devi Mandir, Purnea City | |
| Nickname(s): Mini Darjeeling, Makhana Capital of India | |
| Coordinates: 25°46′41″N 87°28′34″E / 25.778°N 87.476°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Region | Mithila |
| Subregion | Kosi-Seemanchal |
| Division | Purnia |
| District | Purnia |
| Established | 14 February 1770 |
| Named after | Goddess Puran Devi or Sanskrit word Purn Aranya |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation (India) |
| • Body | Purnia Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Bibha Kumari |
| • MP | Pappu Yadav |
| • MLA | Vijay khemka |
| Area | |
| 92 km2 (36 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 60 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd in Bihar |
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Population | |
| 496,830 | |
| • Rank | 4th in Bihar |
| • Urban | 496,830 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Urdu |
| • Regional | Maithili, Bengali, Surjapuri and Angika |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 854301, 854302 (Main City), 854303 (South-West Suburbs & Purnia Airport), 854304 (North-West Suburbs), 854305 (Khuskibagh & Purnia Railway station), 854326 (Eastern Suburbs), 854330 (Northern Suburbs & Kasba) (Purnia) |
| Telephone code | +91 6454 |
| Vehicle registration | BR-11 |
| Literacy | 74.09% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Purnia |
| Website | purnea |
Purnia (ⓘ; also romanized and officially known as Purnea) is the fourth largest city of Bihar and is emerging as the largest economic hub in North Bihar. It serves as the administrative headquarters of both Purnia district and Purnia division in the Indian state of Bihar. It is well known for its favourable climate like Darjeeling and has an abundance of resources for human settlements and economic activities.
The total geographical area of Purnia Urban Agglomeration is 92 km2 (35.52 sq mi) which is next only to Patna. The population density of the city is 3058 persons per km sq. making it the 4th largest city of Bihar by population. It is nearly 315 km from Patna, as well as 171 km from Siliguri, 90 km from Bhagalpur. It is 640 km from Guwahati (Approx.) and 450 km from Kolkata, the capital of the adjacent state of West Bengal and the largest city in East India. Purnia district covers 3202.31 sq. km of the state of Bihar. 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.