Purulia

This article is about the municipality in West Bengal, India. For the Indian district, see Purulia district. For the Australian house, see Purulia (Wahroonga).

Purulia
City
Telkupi, Purulia
Purulia Location in West Bengal, India Purulia Purulia (India) Purulia Purulia (Asia)
Coordinates: 23.34°N 86.36°E / 23.34; 86.36
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purulia
Established	1838
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Purulia Municipality
Area
• Total	12.63 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	121,436
• Density	9,615/km2 (24,900/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali
• Additional official	English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal codes	723 101, 02, 03.
Telephone code	91 (0)3252
Vehicle registration	WB-56
Sex ratio	955 ♀/1000♂
Literacy	82.34 %
Lok Sabha constituency	Purulia
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Purulia
Website	purulia.gov.in

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Purulia, officially Purulia Sadar, is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Purulia district and is located on the north of the Kangsabati River.