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forms, the rural people of Purulia have their folks to speak about many of their tenets. The distinctiveness of those is well demonstrated with the sentiments and feelings of the population and these are marked with splash of colours and often entwined with pathos, romanticism, velour and social consciousness. Purulia has a range of traditional song types, including
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The road transport is another important transportation medium of Purulia. The road transport is adequate in terms of bus availability and goods flow. NH 18 (NH 32) connects this district with Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Chas and Dhanbad. National Highway 60A (now NH 314) connects Purulia with State Highway 9
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are the important ones. Although several rivers flows across the district, 50% of the water run off due to the undulated topography. There are also several Small dams like Futiyary, Murguma, Pardi, Burda, Gopalpur, which are mainly used for irrigation of agriculture field. Saheb Bandh is one of the
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and receives most of its rainfall during the monsoon season. Temperature is high in summer, averaging 40 °C (104 °F) and average in winter, around 10 °C (50 °F). Rainfall defines the climate of the district. South west monsoon is the principal source of rainfall in the district.
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as it was a part of these areas for various times. From archaeological evidences to local festivals, every cultural event has got a tribal touch in it, which is the speciality of Purulia. Living mostly in rural areas and keeping intact many of their socio-cultural values, more or less in pristine
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municipality and six community development blocks: Para, Raghunathpur–I, Raghunathpur–II, Neturia, Santuri and Kashipur. Manbazar subdivision consists of five community development blocks: Manbazar–I, Manbazar–II Barabazar, Bandwan and Puncha. Purulia town is the district
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Purulia is the westernmost district of West Bengal with an all-India significance because of its tropical location, its shape as well as function like a funnel. It funnels not only the tropical monsoon current from the Bay to the subtropical parts of north-west India, but also acts as a gateway
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The District is served by three Rail connections provided by the South Eastern Railways. One line runs from Jharkhand in the South through the district up to Asansol passing through Adra division. Another line runs between Bankura and Dhanbad also via the Adra Division. The third line connects
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Purulia lies between 22.60 degrees and 23.50 degrees north latitudes and 85.75 degrees and 86.65 degrees east longitudes. Compass Declination 0º22'W. The geographical area of the district is 6,259 km (2,417 sq mi). This district is bordered on the east by
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purulia with Jharkhand. Major cities and towns like Ranchi, Tatanagar, Patna, Howrah, Bokaro, Dhanbad, Lucknow, Asansol, Bhubaneswar, Puri, Durgapur, Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi are now well connected with this district by railways. The Railway Divisional Headquarter
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Hundreds of thousands of tourists come to visit Purulia annually to witness the charm of the natural scenery of Ayodhya, Turga Falls, PPSP Upper and Lower Dam, Dawri khal in Kesto Bazar Dam, Lahoria Shiv Mandir, Matha and Kuilapal, falls and tribal habitations of
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industry and sericulture industry is another major source of income of this district. Purulia produces 90% of the lac produced in West Bengal. Lac is cultivated in all the blocks of Purulia and about 70,000 people are associated with this industry.
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Each subdivision except Manbazar contains one municipality each along with community development blocks which in turn is divided into rural areas and census towns. In total there are 11 urban units: 3 municipalities and 9 census towns.
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popular and famous waterbodies of Purulia. It is located in the heart of the purulia town. It is a shelter of the migratory birds which comes from Bangladesh, Burma, Sindh, Baluchistan during December to March.
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Tourism is another source of income for this district. Forests, Hillocks, Rivulets, Streams, Wild Life, Flora & Fauna has tremendous scope to be explored by the tourist. The prominent of the district like
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at Bankura and subsequently to NH2 at Durgapur. State Highway 5 also plays an important role in district's transport network as it connects the towns like Raghunathpur, Adra, Santaldih and Neturia to NH2 at
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Average annual rainfall varies between 1,100 and 1,500 mm (43 and 59 in). The relative humidity is high in monsoon season, being 75% to 85%. But in hot summer it comes down to 20% to 35%.
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From 2001, with the new industrial policies of government of West Bengal, this district has attracted investments in steel, cement and power sectors. The district has large scale industries like
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The economy of the Purulia district is mainly driven by the industrial & Agricultural sector and tourism. Among these, the industrial sector is the backbone of the economy of the district.
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Due to the rough weather and soil, purulia lags behind in agricultural arena from the other districts of West Bengal. However cultivation of silk and lac are the main agricultural products.
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collectively account for 37.83% (SC: 19.38% and ST: 18.45%) of the district's total population. The prominent communities in this group, in terms of the district's total population, are
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district composed of 23 parganas and mahals including the present Purulia was formed. By Regulation XIII of 1833 the Jungle Mahals district was broken up and a new district called
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and West Bengal under the States Reorganization Act and the Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act 1956 and the present Purulia district was born on 1 November 1956.
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Due to undulated topography nearly 50% of the rainfall flows away as runoff. The district is covered by mostly residual soil formed by weathering of bed rocks.
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and Bagmundih, dams like Panchet, Murguma Dam and Futiari, heritage buildings like Panchakot Raj Place, trekking range of Matha proud with Pakhi Pahar, and
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municipality and five community development blocks: Purulia–I, Purulia–II, Hura, Puncha and Balarampur. Jhalda subdivision consists of
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of 65.38%. The literacy rates of male and female are 74.18% and 37.15% of the total population. 12.74% of the population lives in urban areas.
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municipality and four community development blocks: Jhalda–I, Jhalda–II, Jaipur, Bagmundi. Raghunathpur subdivision consists of
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Purulia district is well connected with other cities and towns of West Bengal and neighbourhood states by road and rail transport.
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The district comprises four subdivisions: Purulia Sadar, Jhalda, Raghunathpur and Manbazar. Puruliya Sadar consists of
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sector got an investment of 306.17 crores, which is comparable to the economically developed districts of West Bengal.
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via State Highway 5 thus connecting towns and cities like Raghunathpur, Adra, Neturia to the industrial belt of
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is the administrative headquarters of the district. Some of the other important towns of Purulia district are
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Mandal, Goutam Kumar (Winter 2016). "Pashchim Puruliar Biyer Ganer Kabyamulya o Bhasagata Boishistya".
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community development block consists of rural areas with 10 gram panchayats and two census towns:
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candidates. Banduan, Manbazar, Balarampur, Arsa, Jhalda, Jaipur and Purulia constituencies formed the
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community development block consists of rural areas with 13 gram panchayats and one census town:
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community development block consists of rural areas with 7 gram panchayats and two census towns:
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community development block consists of rural areas with 10 gram panchayats and one census town:
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community development block consists of rural areas with 6 gram panchayats and one census town:
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community development block consists of rural areas with 7 gram panchayats and one census town:
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community development block consists of rural areas with 7 gram panchayats and one census town:
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between the developed industrial belts of West Bengal and the hinterlands in Odisha, Jharkhand,
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headquarters. There are 21 police stations, 20 development blocks, 3 municipalities, 170
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Purulia has rich cultural heritage. It has the mixed culture of Bengal, Jharkhand, and
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in the West Bengal, the district is presently divided into 9 assembly constituencies:
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community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.
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community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.
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community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.
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community development block consists of rural areas only with 10 gram panchayats.
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community development block consists of rural areas only with 6 gram panchayats.
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community development block consists of rural areas only with 8 gram panchayats.
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community development block consists of rural areas only with 7 gram panchayats.
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community development block consists of rural areas only with 9 gram panchayats.
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community development block consists of rural areas only with 8 gram panchayats.
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community development block consists of rural areas only with 8 gram panchayats.
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community development block consists of rural areas only with 9 gram panchayats.
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community development block consists of rural areas only with 8 gram panchayats.
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industry is supported by the ample amount of caterpillar larvae as raw materials.
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The territory of present Purulia district was a part of Banga, one of the 16
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and Forests attract quite a good number of visitors to Purulia every year.
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states. In 1838 the district headquarters was transferred from Manbazar to
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candidates, while Para and Raghunathpur constituencies are reserved for
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acquired this territory by obtaining the grant of Diwani of the
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During medieval period, this territory was regarded as part of
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According to the 2011 census, 80.56% of the population spoke
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Cities, towns and locations in South Chotanagpur division
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Cities, towns and locations in Paschim Bardhaman district
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Several rivers flow across Purulia district. Among these
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Climate data for Purulia (1981–2010, extremes 1901–2001)
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Finally in 1956 Manbhum district was partitioned between
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and Kuilapal Forests, Jaychandi Pahar, Panchakote Raj,
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List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate
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over the decade 2001-2011 was 15.43%. Puruliya has a
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Bandwan and Manbazar constituencies are reserved for
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Purulia Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital
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Archived from 1796:, which also contains six assembly segments from 702:districts of Jharkhand state and on the south by 6613: 5618:Ramkrishna Mahato Government Engineering College 3329:The "Pāla-Sena" Schools of Sculpture - Volume 10 3161:"Table C-01 Population by Religion: West Bengal" 2777: 2753:"Profile of the district, Purulia Zilla Parisad" 2682: 1419:, and 2459 inhabited villages in this district. 6003:Cities, towns and locations in Dhanbad district 5994:Cities, towns and locations in Bankura district 5906:Cities, towns and locations in Purulia district 5623:Purulia Government Medical College and Hospital 2931:Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). 2669:"An Overview of Purulia District, Sabjanta.com" 6027:Cities, towns and locations in Kolhan division 6011:Cities, towns and locations in Bokaro district 5542:Government General Degree College, Manbazar II 3694:Revolutionary movement for Indian independence 3266: 3175: 3094:. Election Commission of India. Archived from 2642: 2640: 1792:candidates. Banduan is an assembly segment of 1397: 5947: 5135: 4970: 3471: 3031:. National Informatics Centre. Archived from 2135:(0.45%), Lohar (0.45%), Bagdi/Duley (0.44%), 2063:of 2,930,115, roughly equal to the nation of 3332:. Vol. 10. Brill Archive. p. 178. 3299: 3297: 2788:"River, About the District WestBengalOnline" 1426: 5149: 4364:List of cities in West Bengal by population 2908:"Purulia: History, Geography, Tourism, Map" 2842: 2747: 2745: 2743: 2741: 2739: 2737: 2637: 2520: 2518: 1804:. Raghunathpur assembly segment is part of 1551: 120:Location of Purulia district in West Bengal 5954: 5940: 5552:Kashipur Michael Madhusudhan Mahavidyalaya 5142: 5128: 4977: 4963: 3478: 3464: 3325: 3149:Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901 2806: 1628: 3294: 2690:"HISTORICAL BACKGROUND, Purulia District" 2614: 2612: 2583: 2107:(3.57%), Sunri (excluding Saha) (1.68%), 734:, Purulia has a tropical savanna climate 586:Little is known about Purulia before the 6243: 4752:Discrimination against Bengalis in India 3485: 3153: 2734: 2515: 2373: 2359: 2297: 2280:South Bengal State Transport Corporation 1713:Impact of delimitation of constituencies 1388: 1258: 3403:":::::: Daricha Foundation ::::::" 2987: 2940:National Institute of Rural Development 2926: 2924: 2661: 1473: 1369:named Purulia one of the country's 250 6614: 5527:Barabazar Bikram Tudu Memorial College 3426: 3319: 3128:Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal 2648:"History of Purulia, Bharatonline.com" 2620:"Forest Divisions in Purulia District" 2609: 2504:(First solar-powered village in India) 1830: 5935: 5123: 4958: 3459: 3384: 3326:Huntington, Susan L. (January 1984). 3121:"Press Note, Delimitation Commission" 2172:Languages of Purulia district (2011) 2093:Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 1514: 610:was constituted with headquarters at 490: • Additional official 415:6,259 km (2,417 sq mi) 4992: 2921: 649: 5572:Netaji Subhash Ashram Mahavidyalaya 5176:Bengali Language Movement (Manbhum) 4985:Places adjacent to Purulia district 3729:Bengali Language Movement (Manbhum) 3391:. Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi. 3388:Jhumar of the West Bengal highlands 3211: 3194:"District Census Handbook: Purulia" 2492:Bengali Language Movement (Manbhum) 1980:Religion in Purulia district (2011) 1774:(assembly constituency no. 245) and 1693:Para constituency was reserved for 1254: 597: 13: 6632:1956 establishments in West Bengal 5873:Former Vidhan Sabha constituencies 5611:Engineering & medical colleges 5532:Bikramjit Goswami Memorial College 4946:Image gallery at Wikimedia Commons 2975:. Directorate of census operations 1825: 1330:Among small scale industries, the 594:of Bengal, Bihar, Odisha in 1765. 14: 6648: 3446:Purulia district official website 3439: 2884:. 17 January 2013. Archived from 2406: 1794:Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency) 6596: 6580: 6579: 6570: 6569: 6560: 6559: 6021: 6013: 6005: 5997: 5988: 5980: 5736:Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line 5077: 5060: 5052: 5023: 3762:Darjeeling Himalayan hill region 3559:Night-flowering jasmine (Shiuli) 3218:US Directorate of Intelligence. 2882:"Purulia Pumped Storage Project" 2821:Climatological Normals 1981–2010 2473:, Sahitya Akademi Award-winning 1806:Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency) 1802:Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency) 1780:(assembly constituency no. 246). 1768:(assembly constituency no. 244), 1762:(assembly constituency no. 243), 1756:(assembly constituency no. 242), 1750:(assembly constituency no. 241), 1744:(assembly constituency no. 240), 1738:(assembly constituency no. 239), 1703:Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency) 1699:Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency) 1680:(assembly constituency no. 241), 1674:(assembly constituency no. 240), 1668:(assembly constituency no. 239), 1662:(assembly constituency no. 238), 1656:(assembly constituency no. 235), 1650:(assembly constituency no. 243), 1469:is a community development block 557:, Jhalda, Anara and Balarampur. 187: 167: 114: 85: 74: 67: 56: 49: 5962:Cities, towns and locations in 5602:Sitaram Mahato Memorial College 5562:Mahatma Gandhi College, Purulia 3420: 3395: 3378: 3353: 3249:"2010 Resident Population Data" 3241: 3236:Jamaica 2,868,380 July 2011 est 3220:"Country Comparison:Population" 3142: 3113: 3077: 3047: 3017: 2961: 2900: 2874: 1811: 1732:(assembly constituency no. 234) 1686:(assembly constituency no. 242) 1644:(assembly constituency no. 234) 1305:Santaldih Thermal Power Station 1246:India Meteorological Department 5537:Chitta Mahato Memorial College 3812:Protected areas of West Bengal 3792:Western plateau and high lands 2708: 2543: 1723:delimitation of constituencies 1633:The district is divided into 710:districts of Jharkhand state. 661:The district is a part of the 602:By Regulation XVIX of 1805, a 565: 21:District in West Bengal, India 16:District in West Bengal, India 1: 5644:Sidho Kanho Birsha University 5078: 5024: 4742:Ethnic communities in Kolkata 2508: 2282:runs 4 buses from Purulia to 1075:Average rainfall mm (inches) 574:according to Jaina Bhagavati 6585:Villages in Purulia district 6575:People from Purulia district 5916:Villages in Purulia district 5911:People from Purulia district 5303:Community development blocks 5089:Saraikela Kharsawan district 5061: 5053: 4930:Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay 4900:Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury 4369:Cities and towns by district 3922:Parliamentary constituencies 3901:All India Trinamool Congress 2564:. p. 85. Archived from 2562:Ministry of Minority Affairs 2370:) woodland at Baranti Forest 2243: 2087:for every 1000 males, and a 1384: 1311:, Pumped Storage Project at 1271:, Kumari, Silabati (silai), 668: 7: 6259:other than cities and towns 5817:Vidhan Sabha constituencies 5592:Ramananda Centenary College 4910:Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay 3654:Great Bengal famine of 1770 2485: 1398:Administrative subdivisions 1379:Backward Regions Grant Fund 935:Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 865:Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 682:districts, on the north by 364:Vidhan Sabha constituencies 10: 6653: 5731:South Eastern Railway zone 5502:Achhruram Memorial College 4666:Santiniketan Leather Goods 3739:Naxalite–Maoist insurgency 3724:Partition of Bengal (1947) 3689:Partition of Bengal (1905) 2353: 2349: 2293: 1798:Paschim Medinipur district 1367:Ministry of Panchayati Raj 1319:Damodar Cement Factory at 1295: 1287: 1243: 745: 725: 588:British East India Company 560: 6593: 6552: 6450: 6382: 6329: 6268:Purulia Sadar subdivision 6266: 6255: 6241: 6151: 6118: 6090: 6054:Purulia Sadar subdivision 6052: 6033: 5978: 5898: 5872: 5816: 5800: 5744: 5718: 5687: 5656: 5636: 5610: 5577:Nistarini Women's College 5494: 5473: 5466: 5419: 5386: 5348: 5312:Purulia Sadar subdivision 5310: 5301: 5275: 5244: 5158: 4990: 4943: 4865:Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar 4830:Bankim Chandra Chatterjee 4760: 4699: 4566: 4558:Ghosts in Bengali culture 4377: 4202: 4136: 4092: 4053: 4015: 3982: 3968: 3945: 3906:Communist Party (Marxist) 3867: 3807:Sandakphu (Highest point) 3747: 3734:Bangladesh Liberation War 3582: 3568:Devil's tree (Saptaparni) 3550:White-throated kingfisher 3509: 3494: 3385:Sinha, Manik Lal (1974). 3130:. Delimitation Commission 2439:, Padmashree awardee and 2240:as their first language. 2046: 2038: 2033: 2023: 2018: 2007: 2002: 1992: 1988: 1984: 1979: 1968: 1843:—     1427:Purulia Sadar subdivision 1188: 1144: 1074: 1004: 934: 864: 794: 789: 786: 783: 780: 777: 774: 771: 768: 765: 762: 759: 756: 753: 750: 686:of West Bengal state and 516: 499: 489: 479: 474: 456: 445: 440: 436:470/km (1,200/sq mi) 432: 424: 419: 411: 406: 361: 340: 251: 226: 221: 211: 199: 180: 160: 125: 113: 97:Clockwise from top-left: 42: 33: 26: 6637:9th-century Jain temples 6627:Districts of West Bengal 6452:Raghunathpur subdivision 6248:Divisions of West Bengal 6153:Raghunathpur subdivision 5801:Lok Sabha constituencies 5421:Raghunathpur subdivision 3911:Indian National Congress 3659:Indian Rebellion of 1857 3532:Banglar Mati Banglar Jol 2502:Pandri, Purulia district 2449:, Indian freedom fighter 2427:, Indian freedom fighter 1552:Raghunathpur subdivision 343:Lok Sabha constituencies 5582:Panchakot Mahavidyalaya 5495:General degree colleges 5107:West Midnapore district 5098:East Singhbhum district 4905:Michael Madhusudan Dutt 4541:Pather Panchali (novel) 4459:Prostitution in Kolkata 3927:Assembly constituencies 3892:Human Rights Commission 2264: 2251: 2115:(1.14%), Hari (1.02%), 2059:Purulia district has a 1969:Source: Census of India 1719:Delimitation Commission 1635:assembly constituencies 1629:Assembly constituencies 1371:most backward districts 6249: 5557:Kotshila Mahavidyalaya 5486:Sainik School, Purulia 5226:Purulia arms drop case 4717:Economy of West Bengal 4489:Architecture of Bengal 3916:Bharatiya Janata Party 3854:Tiger Hill, Darjeeling 3309:www.censusindia.gov.in 3025:"Administrative Units" 2497:Purulia arms drop case 2379: 2371: 2306: 2163:, Gorait, and Dosadh. 2119:(1.01%), Dom (0.98%), 2077:population growth rate 1394: 1264: 694:state, on the west by 6247: 5567:Manbhum Mahavidyalaya 5522:Bandwan Mahavidyalaya 4820:Jagadish Chandra Bose 4442:Rabindra Nritya Natya 3817:Rivers of West Bengal 3709:Bengal famine of 1943 3523:Emblem of West Bengal 3451:Purulia image gallery 3251:. 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Census Bureau 2377: 2363: 2356:Pakbirra Jain temples 2301: 2259:Adra railway division 1817:Historical population 1790:Scheduled Castes (SC) 1786:Scheduled Tribes (ST) 1695:Scheduled Castes (SC) 1689:Bagmundi Vidhan Sabha 1393:Map of Purulia Tehsil 1392: 1262: 732:Köppen classification 638:districts of present 622:districts of present 480: • Official 105:, Winding hill-road, 101:, Banda Deul temple, 6331:Manbazar subdivision 6092:Manbazar subdivision 5587:Raghunathpur College 5507:Ananda Marga College 5481:Purulia Zilla School 5350:Manbazar subdivision 5196:Chota Nagpur Plateau 4850:Satyendranath Tagore 4845:Abanindranath Tagore 3887:Legislative Assembly 3101:on 30 September 2007 3065:on 28 September 2011 2447:Labanya Prabha Ghosh 2419:Ajitesh Bandopadhyay 2391:, picnic spots like 2218: Others (1.30%) 1717:As per order of the 1474:Manbazar subdivision 795:Record high °C (°F) 433: • Density 4855:Satyendranath Dutta 4840:Jnanadanandini Devi 4795:Subhas Chandra Bose 4770:Rabindranath Tagore 4737:Anglo-Indian people 4407:Arts of West Bengal 4138:Presidency division 4017:Jalpaiguri division 3772:North Bengal plains 3035:on 22 December 2007 3005:on 25 February 2009 2067:or the US state of 2039:Other or not stated 1818: 1373:(out of a total of 1145:Average rainy days 1005:Record low °C (°F) 141: /  6384:Jhalda subdivision 6250: 6120:Jhalda subdivision 5968:Medinipur division 5792:Ramkanali Junction 5517:Balarampur College 5388:Jhalda subdivision 5015:Bardhaman district 4935:Nihar Ranjan Gupta 4860:Raja Ram Mohan Roy 4835:Sarat Chandra Bose 4805:Bidhan Chandra Roy 4506:Bengali literature 4387:Bengal Renaissance 4094:Medinipur division 3664:Bengal Renaissance 3639:East India Company 3261:Arkansas 2,915,918 3201:censusindia.gov.in 3165:censusindia.gov.in 2862:on 5 February 2020 2830:on 5 February 2020 2765:on 4 November 2014 2722:on 27 October 2011 2696:on 16 January 2013 2597:on 4 November 2012 2526:"Fact and Figures" 2471:Shyam Sundar Besra 2437:Gambhir Singh Mura 2425:Atul Chandra Ghosh 2380: 2372: 2307: 1816: 1721:in respect of the 1515:Jhalda subdivision 1395: 1381:programme (BRGF). 1265: 684:Bardhaman district 636:Seraikela-Kharswan 425: • Total 412: • Total 6609: 6608: 6548: 6547: 6260: 6239: 6238: 5929: 5928: 5652: 5651: 5597:Santaldih College 5462: 5461: 5117: 5116: 5112: 5111: 4952: 4951: 4890:Dwarkanath Tagore 4880:Swami Vivekananda 4780:Kazi Nazrul Islam 4596:Bengal Patachitra 4581:Banglar Rosogolla 4392:Bengali calendars 4289:Jaynagar Majilpur 4198: 4197: 4190:South 24 Parganas 4173:North 24 Parganas 4118:Paschim Medinipur 4002:Paschim Bardhaman 3897:Political parties 3859:Siliguri Corridor 3832:Brahmaputra River 3714:Direct Action Day 3649:Bengal Presidency 3644:Battle of Plassey 3619:Cooch Behar State 3614:Mallabhum kingdom 2055:According to the 2051: 2050: 2011: 2010:(tribal religion) 1973: 1972: 1778:Raghunathpur (SC) 1678:Raghunathpur (SC) 1251: 1250: 1191:relative humidity 680:Paschim Medinipur 650:Post independence 532: 531: 145:23.333°N 86.367°E 6644: 6622:Purulia district 6603:India portal 6601: 6600: 6599: 6583: 6582: 6573: 6572: 6563: 6562: 6264: 6263: 6258: 6050: 6049: 6025: 6017: 6009: 6001: 5992: 5984: 5964:Purulia district 5956: 5949: 5942: 5933: 5932: 5787:Purulia Junction 5745:Railway stations 5471: 5470: 5308: 5307: 5151:Purulia district 5144: 5137: 5130: 5121: 5120: 5081: 5080: 5069:Bankura district 5064: 5063: 5058:Purulia district 5056: 5055: 5035:Ramgarh district 5027: 5026: 5006:Dhanbad district 4993: 4979: 4972: 4965: 4956: 4955: 4611:Dhaniakhali Sari 4521:Professor Shonku 4516:Lalmohan Ganguly 4501:Bengali language 4437:Rabindra Sangeet 4294:Jiaganj Azimganj 4063:Dakshin Dinajpur 3984:Burdwan division 3980: 3979: 3955:Matua Mahasangha 3699:Anushilan Samiti 3634:Nawabs of Bengal 3480: 3473: 3466: 3457: 3456: 3433: 3432: 3424: 3418: 3417: 3415: 3413: 3399: 3393: 3392: 3382: 3376: 3375: 3373: 3371: 3357: 3351: 3350: 3348: 3346: 3323: 3317: 3316: 3301: 3292: 3288: 3280: 3270: 3264: 3263: 3258: 3256: 3245: 3239: 3238: 3233: 3231: 3222:. 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Joychandi Pahar
Ajodhya Hills
Chhau dance
Location of Purulia district in West Bengal
23°20′N 86°22′E / 23.333°N 86.367°E / 23.333; 86.367
Country
India
State
West Bengal
Division
Medinipur
Purulia
Subdivisions
Purulia Sadar
Manbazar
Jhalda
Raghunathpur
CD Blocks
Purulia I
Purulia II
Hura
Balarampur
Arsha
Manbazar I

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