Purulia district
Purulia | |
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Clockwise from top-left: Joychandi Pahar, Banda Deul temple, Ajodhya Hills, Winding hill-road, Chhau dance | |
Location of Purulia district in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 23°20′N 86°22′E / 23.333°N 86.367°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Division | Medinipur |
| Established | 1 November 1956 |
| Named after | Purulia town |
| Headquarters | Purulia |
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| Government | |
| • District Magistrate | Dr. Rajat Nanda, IAS |
| • Superintendent of Police | Shri Aashish Maurya, IPS |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,259 km2 (2,417 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,930,115 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Sex ratio | 955 ♂/1000 ♀ |
| • Literacy rate | 75.48% |
| • Scheduled Castes | 19.38% (567,767) |
| • Scheduled Tribes | 18.45% (540,652) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali |
| • Additional official | English, Santali, Kudmali |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | purulia |
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Purulia district (Bengali pronunciation: [puruliːaː]) is one of the twenty-three districts of West Bengal state in Eastern India. Purulia is the administrative headquarters of the district. Some of the other important towns of Purulia district are Raghunathpur-Adra, Manbazar, Jhalda, Anara and Balarampur.