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Purnia district

district of Bihar, India
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Purnia district

Summary

Purnia district is a district of India[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Purnia district is located in Purnia division[3].
  • Purnia district is in the country of India[4].
  • Purnia district's instance of is recorded as district of India[5].
  • Purnia district's capital is recorded as Purnia[6].
  • Purnia district's shares border with is recorded as Madhepura district[7].
  • Purnia district's shares border with is recorded as Katihar district[8].
  • Purnia district's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30[9].
  • Purnia district's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 25.7833, 'lon': 87.4667}[10].
  • Purnia district's official website is recorded as http://purnia.nic.in/[11].
  • Purnia district's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Purnia district[12].
  • Purnia district has a population of {'amount': '+3264619'}[13].
  • Purnia district's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • Purnia district's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+647777'}[15].
  • Purnia district's female population is recorded as {'amount': '+1565249'}[16].
  • Purnia district's male population is recorded as {'amount': '+1699370'}[17].
  • Purnia district's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'PRN'}[18].
  • Purnia district covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3229'}[19].
  • Purnia district's urban population is recorded as {'amount': '+343005'}[20].
  • Purnia district's rural population is recorded as {'amount': '+2921614'}[21].
  • Purnia district's illiterate population is recorded as {'amount': '+1932293'}[22].
  • Purnia district's literate population is recorded as {'amount': '+1332326'}[23].

Body

Geography

Purnia district is in the country of India[4]. It is located in Purnia division[3].

Physical Characteristics

Purnia district covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3229'}[19]. It has a population of {'amount': '+3264619'}[13].

Designation and Status

Purnia district's instance of is recorded as district of India[5].

Why It Matters

Purnia district has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

India

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . 2011 census of India. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 2011 census of India. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 2011 census of India. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 2011 census of India. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . local government in India. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . censusindia.gov.in. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . censusindia.gov.in. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . censusindia.gov.in. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . censusindia.gov.in. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3229'}
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