Analytics: India


Purulia AI Report

Date: May 21, 2026

Purulia city is the capital of Purulia district, which has 3.2% of the State's population. In agriculture, this district contributes 0.05% of State's Potatoes production, 33.3% of West Bengal's Banana production, and 33.3% of West Bengal's Onion production. The nearest airport is Sonari Airport in Jamshedpur, located 38 Km away.

Purulia is the 320th ranked city in population, out of 756 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Purulia District in West Bengal State. Purulia District is ranked 116th in population and 146th in area across India.

Out of 756 District Capitals/Districts of India, Purulia is the 24th highest ranked in # of Inhabited Villages   . This indicates that the government has paid more attention to development in this district compare to other districts.

Out of 756 District Capitals/Districts of India, Purulia is the 68th highest ranked in Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2025)   . This implies that the per-bank credit demand in this district is higher than in other districts.

Purulia is the 106th highest ranked in District Pop 2011   out of 756 city/districts of India. This means that this district has a higher birth rate and/or higher attractiveness for migrants.

Purulia is the 698th highest ranked in Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, IPC 2023)   out of 756 city/districts of India. This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

# of Inhabited Villages # of Inhabited Villages
Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2025) Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2025)
District Pop 2011 District Pop 2011
Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, IPC 2023) Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, IPC 2023)

Number of Missing Persons (NO, IPC 2023) Number of Missing Persons (NO, IPC 2023)
# of UG Diploma Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021) # of UG Diploma Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021)
English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language (No, Census 2011) English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language (No, Census 2011)
# of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking # of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking

The Average Number of Missing Persons (NO, IPC 2023)   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is 660. Purulia is the 45th worst ranked City out of 756 City/Districts. This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

Purulia is the 690th worst ranked in # of UG Diploma Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021)   out of 756 city/districts of India. This implies that this district is less urbanised and/or has a less developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts

Out of 756 District Capitals/Districts of India, Purulia is the 669th worst ranked in English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language (No, Census 2011)   . This indicates a lower pool of literate english population compared to other cities.

The Average # of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is 571. Purulia is the 656th worst ranked City out of 756 City/Districts. This indicates that the people in this district have shown a lower focus on green energy compared to people in other districts.


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LANGUAGES
City (District Capitals)/DHQ

Note:

  • 1. Bengali   :   107,114
  • 2. Hindi   :   13,513
  • 3. English Multilingual Population   :   12,143

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 1

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BASIC DETAILS

City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population   :
:
126,815
City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population (Rank)  
:
320th
District
Area (km2)  
:
6,259
District
Area (Rank)
:
146th
No.of Towns  
in District
: 28
No. of Villages  
in District
: 2,667