[West Bengal] [24 Parganas] [Bankura] [Bardhaman] [Birbhum] [Calcutta] [Darjeeling] [Hooghly] [Howrah] [Jalpaiguri] [Koochbehar] [Malda] [Medinipur] [Murshidabad] [Nadia] [Purulia] [West Dinajpur]
| District Headquarter: Purulia Taluk Headquarters: Jhalida, Baghmundi, Balarampur, Barabazar, Bandwan, Manbazar, Puncha, Hura, Kashipur, Santuri, Nituria, Raghunathpur, Para, Santhaldihi, Purulia Muffasil, Arsha, Jaipur. Population: 2,090 thousands (1991) Temperature: Daily max. 31.9 C, min 21 C. Economy: Rice, Tobacco, Metal Products, Non-metalic Products, Power Plants. |
Purulia. Just north of the Kasai River, the town is a major road and rail junction and the region's major agricultural distribution centre. Oilseed milling, silk and cotton weaving, and canework and shellac manufacture are the major industries. A dam across the Kasai near Purulia provides a reservoir, flood control, and irrigation for the area. Nearby are several 7th-century Jaina temple ruins. Purulia, constituted a municipality in 1876, has four colleges affiliated with the University of Burdwan. Pop. (1981) 166,762.