Purulia district

Summary

Purulia district is a district of India^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of district_of_india entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,782 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Purulia district is located in Medinipur division^[3].
• Purulia district is in the country of India^[4].
• Purulia district's instance of is recorded as district of India^[5].
• Purulia district's capital is recorded as Purulia^[6].
• Purulia district's shares border with is recorded as Dhanbad district^[7].
• Purulia district's shares border with is recorded as Bankura district^[8].
• Purulia district's shares border with is recorded as Paschim Bardhaman district^[9].
• Purulia district's shares border with is recorded as Jhargram district^[10].
• Purulia district's shares border with is recorded as Bokaro district^[11].
• Purulia district's shares border with is recorded as Ramgarh district^[12].
• Purulia district's shares border with is recorded as Ranchi district^[13].
• Purulia district's shares border with is recorded as Seraikela Kharsawan district^[14].
• Purulia district's shares border with is recorded as East Singhbhum district^[15].
• Purulia district's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Raghunathpur subdivision^[16].
• Purulia district's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Jhalda subdivision^[17].
• Purulia district's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Manbazar subdivision^[18].
• Purulia district's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Purulia Sadar subdivision^[19].
• Purulia district's Commons category is recorded as Purulia district^[20].
• Purulia district's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 23.333333333333, 'lon': 86.366666666667}^[21].
• Purulia district's official website is recorded as http://www.purulia.gov.in/^[22].
• Purulia district's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Purulia district^[23].
• Purulia district has a population of {'amount': '+2930115'}^[24].
• Purulia district has a population of {'amount': '+2536516'}^[25].
• Purulia district's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'bn', 'text': 'পুরুলিয়া জেলা'}^[26].
• Purulia district's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Purulia district'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Purulia district is in the country of India^[4]. It is located in Medinipur division^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Purulia district covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6259'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2930115'}^[24] and {'amount': '+2536516'}^[25].

Designation and Status

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

Why It Matters

Purulia district ranks in the top 2% of district_of_india entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,782 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]