Purulia

Purulia is the westernmost district of , blessed with their unique geography and culture.
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, officially Sadar, is a city and a municipality in the state of . It is the headquarters of the district & is located on the north of the Kangsabati River.

is a city and a municipality in Purulia district in the state of , . It is the headquarters of the subdivision.

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or Boronti is a small, quiet and scenic place in the Purulia district of . There is a 1 km long irrigation project dam, between two small hillocks, Muradi Hill and Hill.

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Explore places such as Garh Panchkot and Ajodhya Hill and Forest Reserve Area.

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Among the hills in the Purulia district of , the ruins of are a silent testimony to the Bargi attack during the 18th century. The ruins sit on the slopes of Panchet Hill and adjacent to Panchet Lake, is a scenic hilly forested area, with a tinge of history.

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The is home to the magnificent Ajodhya Hills in the Purulia district of . The hills offer scenic viewpoints, forests and waterfalls like Bamni Falls.

Purulia

Latitude of center
23.2333° or 23° 14′ north
Longitude of center
86.3667° or 86° 22′ east
Population
2,930,000
Wiki­data ID
Q307474
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Purulia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “منطقة بوروليا”
  • Armenian: “Պուրուլիայի Շրջան”
  • Asturian: “distritu de Purulia”
  • Asturian: “Purulia (distritu)”
  • Asturian: “Purulia”
  • Basque: “Purulia barrutia”
  • Bengali: “পুরুলিয়া জেলা”
  • Bengali: “পুরুলিয়া”
  • Bhojpuri: “पुरुलिया जिला”
  • Chinese: “Purulia”
  • Chinese: “普如里亞縣”
  • Dutch: “Purulia”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بوروليا”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مديريه بوروليا”
  • Finnish: “Purulian piirikunta”
  • French: “district de Purulia”
  • French: “District de Purulia”
  • German: “Distrikt Purulia”
  • German: “Purulia”
  • Gujarati: “પુરુલિયા જિલ્લો”
  • Hindi: “पुरुलिया जिला”
  • Italian: “distretto di Purulia”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Purulia”
  • Japanese: “プルリヤー県”
  • Kashmiri: “پُرُلِیا ضِلہٕ”
  • Malayalam: “പുരുലിയ ജില്ല”
  • Marathi: “पुरुलिया जिल्हा”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Purulia”
  • Nepali: “पुरुलिया जिल्ला”
  • Newari: “पुरूलिया जिल्ला”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Purulia”
  • Norwegian: “Purulia”
  • Oriya: “ପୁରୁଲିଆ ଜିଲ୍ଲା”
  • Panjabi: “ਜਿਲ਼੍ਹਾ ਪੁਰੂਲੀਆ”
  • Persian: “بخش پورولیا”
  • Persian: “ناحیه پرولیا”
  • Russian: “Пурулия”
  • Sanskrit: “पुरुलियामण्डलम्”
  • Santali: “ᱯᱩᱨᱩᱞᱤᱭᱟ ᱡᱮᱞᱟ”
  • Santali: “ᱯᱩᱨᱩᱞᱤᱭᱟ”
  • Santali: “ᱯᱩᱨᱩᱞᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱡᱤᱞᱟ”
  • Santali: “ᱯᱩᱨᱩᱞᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱡᱮᱞᱟ”
  • Santali: “ᱯᱩᱨᱩᱞᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ”
  • Scots: “Purulia destrict”
  • Slovenian: “Purulia”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Purulia”
  • Swedish: “Puruliya”
  • Tamil: “புருலியா மாவட்டம்”
  • Telugu: “పురూలియా జిల్లా”
  • Ukrainian: “Пурулія”
  • Urdu: “پرولیا ضلع”
  • Urdu: “پورولیا ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Purulia”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع پرولیا”
  • “पुरुलिया जिला”

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