About Location (Purnea)
Purnea has a rich Hindu history and a glorious past.During Mughal rule
Purnea was an outlying military province, its revenue was mostly spent
on protecting its borders against tribes from the north and east. Its
local governor raised a rebellion against Siraj ud-Daulah in 1757, after
the capture of Calcutta. In 1765, along with the rest of Bengal, the district became a British
possession. Purnea
is
famous for its uniquely designed Ramakrishna Mission where Durga Puja
in the month of April is celebrated with due devotion and honour.
Purnea is also famous for the oldest temple of Mata Puran Devi, which
is
hardly 5 km away from the main city. There is a theory that
Purnia got its name from
that temple. Some people believe that many years ago Purnea was
Purna - Aranya
which stands for "complete jungle", and that's why it has got the name
Purnea.
Purnia has an area of 3,202 square km. It is a level,
depressed tract of country, consisting for the most part of a rich,
loamy soil of alluvial formation. It is traversed by several rivers flowing from the
Himalayas, which afford great advantages of irrigation and
water-carriage. Its major rivers are the Kosi, the Mahananda, the Suwara Kali and the Koli. In the west the
soil is thickly covered with sand deposited by changes in the course of
the Kosi. Among other rivers are the Mahananda and the Panar. Its major agricultural
products are jute and banana.
It has a total population of
2,543,942 of which 1,720,743 are rural and 158,142 urban. It had
1,185,356 electors in the 2005. The literacy Rate is 35.10% Purnia district has four subdivisions: Purnea , Baisee ,
Banmankhi and Dhumdaha and they are further composed of fourteen blocks
namely East Purnea,Krityanand Nagar, Banmankhi, Kaswa, Amaur, Bainsi, Baisa,
Dhamdaha, Barhara Kothi, Rupauli, Bhawanipur, Dagarua, Jalalgarh and
Srinagar.
The city also has the
Darghah of Hazrat Mustafa Jamalul Haque Bandagi, Chimni Baza. The 'Dargah
and Khanquah Alia Mustafia' is located hardly 7 km away from main city.
It is also famous for spirituality, communal harmony and Suffism. Its
history goes 400 years back, when Hazrat Bandagi came from Jaunpur,
Uttar Pradesh visiting several Khanqahs and Dargahs from all over India
such as the Pandawa Sharif, the Bihar Sharif etc. The Darghah is playing
a major role to spread culture, education, kindness, secularism and
spiritual spirits in the North East Bihar since its establishment.
Deorhi at Garbanili (Purnea) still has the ruins of Kala Bhawan the
ancient Darbar (Palace) of Raja Kalanand Singh, where his successor
still lives.
Physical Features |
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Latitude |
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25° - 13'-80" ~ 27°-07'-59" N |
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Longitude |
86°-59'-06"
~ 87°-52'-35" E |
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Rural Area |
2800.10 sq. kms |
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Urban Area |
400.21 sq. kms |
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Total Area |
3202.31 sq. kms |
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Height above Sea-Level |
171.2 Feet |
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Normal Rainfall |
1,470.4 mm |
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Avg. Number of Rainy Days |
73 Days in a Year |
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Average Temperature |
28°C |
|
- Maximum |
48°C |
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- Minimum |
03°C |
Administrative Units |
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Districts |
|
Purnea |
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Sub-Divisions |
4 |
|
CD Blocks |
14 |
|
Panchayats |
251 |
|
Number of Revenue Villages |
1296 |
|
Number of Urban Agglomerations |
3 |
|
Number of Towns |
3 |
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- Statutory Towns |
1 |
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- Non-Statutory Towns |
2 |
|
Police Stations |
27 |
|
- Civil Police Stations |
27 |
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- Railway Police
Stations |
0 |
Key Statistics - as per 2001 Census
(Provisional) |
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Population |
|
2,543,942 |
|
|
- Male |
1,328,417 |
|
- Female |
1,215,525 |
|
Population (0~6 Years Group) |
536,851 |
|
- In Absolute
Numbers |
|
|
|
|
272,748 |
|
|
|
|
264,103 |
|
|
- Percentage of
Total Population |
21.19% |
|
|
|
20.53% |
|
|
|
|
21.73% |
|
|
Literacy |
|
|
- In Absolute
Numbers |
700,070 |
|
|
|
478,689 |
|
|
|
|
221,381 |
|
|
- Percentage of
Total Population |
35.10% |
|
|
|
45.63% |
|
|
|
|
23.42% |
|
|
- Highest Literacy |
Purnea
East |
|
- Lowest Literacy |
Baisee |
|
Decadal Population Growth
(1991-2001) |
|
|
- Absolute |
2,543,942 |
|
- As Percentage |
35.23% |
|
Schedule Caste Population |
312,088 |
|
- Percentage to
Total Population |
12.27% |
|
Schedule Tribe Population |
111,947 |
|
- Percentage to
Total Population |
4.40% |
|
Total Workers |
960,700 |
|
- Main
Workers |
782,364 |
|
- Marginal
Workers |
178,336 |
|
Density of Population |
794.49 per sq kms |
|
- Highest Density |
1246 Per sq kms |
|
- Lowest Density |
410.42 Per sq. kms |
|
Sex Ratio (Females/Thousand Males) |
915 |
|
Sex Ratio (0-6 Years) |
967 |