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Purulia Analytics

languages
City (district capitals)/DHQ

1. Bengali : 101,457
2. Hindi : 13,429
3. English Multilingual Population : 12,143

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

Basic Details

City (District Capitals)/DHQ Population :	:	121,067
City(District Capitals)/DHQ Population (Rank)	:	311^th
District Area (km²)	:	6,259
District Area (Rank)	:	146^th
No.of Towns in District	:	47
No. of Villages in District	:	24

What is A.I.? FAQ

Purulia Highlights: India City/Districts Comparison

Purulia is the 311^th ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Purulia District in West Bengal State. Purulia District is 111^th highest ranked in population & 146^th ranked in area, in India. Please keep the DHQ rank in perspective, for the highlights below.

Better than India Average-

1.
Purulia is the 3^rd highest ranked in # of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop (No, UDISE 2021) out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

2.
The average Bengali Script of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 13,153. Purulia is the 20^th highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts. This indicates a high pool of literate bengali population compared to other cities.

3.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Purulia is the 24^th highest ranked in Number of Panchayats (Number , Census 2011) . This indicates that this district has more decentralized governance as compare to other districts.

4.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India Purulia is the 470^th best ranked in Number of IPC Crimes (NO, IPC 2020) . This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

5.
Purulia is the 395^th best ranked in Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, IPC 2020) out of 768 City/Districts of India. This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

Worse than India Average-

1.
Purulia is the 126^th worst ranked in Number of Missing Persons (NO, IPC 2020) out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

2.
The Average Number of Murders (NO, IPC 2020) of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is Purulia is the 133^rd worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

3.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Purulia is the 189^th worst ranked in Murder/Lakh Pop (Ratio, IPC 2020) .This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

4.
Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Purulia is the 762^nd worst ranked in Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in Jan, 2025) .This indicates lower Linkedin IDs in Linkedin Advertising module for this town vis a vis other towns.

5.
Purulia is the 642^nd highest ranked in Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023 out of 768 City/Districts of India.This implies low private sector growth.

6.
The Average # of Companies,2023 of Indian City(District Capitals)/Districts is 1876. Purulia is the 640^th highest ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This implies that this district is not highly urbanized compared to other districts.

Purulia City/District Metrics

Culture

Nature

Internet

Purulia Nature Highlights

	Nature Metrics	% of India	Rank Out of 768	City / Districts Data
Ab. Prod (000' tonnes) Banana Production	Ab. Prod (000' tonnes) Banana Production	0.02%	18^th	10365
Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production	Ab. Prod (Lakh tonnes) Chickpea Production	0.05%	117^th	7998
Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production	Ab. Prod (000' tonnes ) Potatoes Production	0.01%	123^rd	8050
Ab. Prod (000' Tonnes) Onion Production	Ab. Prod (000' Tonnes) Onion Production	0.02%	176^th	6071

Purulia Culture Highlights

Sr.No	Culture Metrics	Counts	Name
Famous Jain Temples	Famous Jain Temples	1	Pakbirra Jain temples

Airports

	Name	City	IATA Code	Distance
Airport Name	Sonari Airport	Jamshedpur	IXW	38 Km

Population: 121,067 | Population Rank: 311^th

Area (KM²): 6,259 | Area Rank: 146^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	No of Hospital Beds	1599	121^st	3300
2	No of Community Health Centers	9	161^st	4220
3	No of Doctors	1729	162^nd	9816
4	No of District Hospital	1	179^th	1972
5	No of Sub Divisional Hospital	1	181^st	3487
6	No of Total Hospitals	59	272^nd	4965
7	No of Primary Health Centers	47	279^th	9863

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	No of Nurses	3390	480^th	9866

Negative Metrics:

Population: 121,067 | Population Rank: 311^th

Area (KM²): 6,259 | Area Rank: 146^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2023)	27	84^th	7007
2	Number of Households without TV, Internet, Radio, Computer, Mobile, Landline (No, Census 2011)	57099	93^rd	4823
3	Number of Households with Owned houses (No, Census 2011)	280805	118^th	5100
4	Bank Deposit-Bank Loans (Crores, RBI SCB 2023)	5863	129^th	4338
5	House Ownership % of Households (%, Census 2011)	86	154^th	7327
6	Number of Households without Internet (No, Census 2011)	20983	173^rd	1876
7	Number of Households with Mobile only (No, Census 2011)	174173	269^th	5634

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Bank Loans/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2023)	8	1^st	5135
2	No. of Banks/1000 Household (in "1000", SCB 2023)	1	1^st	1307
3	% of Households with Cars (%, Census 2011)	4	80^th	7700
4	% of Household with Mobiles (%, Census 2011)	51	105^th	4859
5	Bank Deposit/Household (Lakhs, RBI SCB 2023)	12	181^st	9856
6	GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB 2023)	118	277^th	8703
7	Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	18218	294^th	4330
8	Number of Households with means of Transport as Car/ Jeep/Van (No, Census 2011)	15572	415^th	3487
9	Number of Households with TV, Computer/Laptop, Telephone/mobile phone and Scooter/ Car (No, Census 2011)	15680	443^rd	2976
10	Number of Households with rented houses (No, Census 2011)	37627	446^th	3204
11	Number of Households with Internet (No, Census 2011)	10634	451^st	7262
12	Number of Households with means of Transport as Scooter/ Motorcycle/Moped (No, Census 2011)	69577	452^nd	5216
13	Number of Households with Television (No, Census 2011)	157504	459^th	10345
14	Number of Banks (No, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	176	489^th	2877
15	GDP (Crores. RBI SCB 2023)	27789	508^th	8583
16	Bank Deposits (Crore, RBI SCB Q4 2022)	24082	552^nd	2437

Negative Metrics:

Population: 121,067 | Population Rank: 311^th

Area (KM²): 6,259 | Area Rank: 146^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011)	949	339^th	1752

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011)	19	328^th	8662
2	Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011)	1023	452^nd	3531

Negative Metrics:

Population: 121,067 | Population Rank: 311^th

Area (KM²): 6,259 | Area Rank: 146^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	# of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop (No, UDISE 2021)	0	3^rd	9894
2	# of No. of Schools (No, UDISE 2021)	1937	149^th	7899
3	# of Universities (No, AISHE 2020)	1	153^rd	6453

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2020)	28	160^th	1762
2	# of UG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2020)	5379	194^th	1794
3	# of PG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2020)	250	194^th	8497
4	# of UG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2020)	6311	245^th	3806
5	# of PG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2020)	1015	245^th	2269
6	# of PG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2020)	344	267^th	7741
7	# of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2020)	4172	272^nd	4487
8	# of UG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2020)	9152	291^st	1225
9	# of PG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2020)	1087	291^st	8868
10	# of UG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2020)	719	343^rd	7342
11	# of ITIS seats (No, AISHE 2020)	4706	369^th	7608
12	# of UG Diploma Enrolments (No, AISHE 2020)	334	397^th	1891
13	# of Colleges (No, AISHE 2020)	56	415^th	9188
14	# of Population (0-18) (No, Census 2011)	136937	426^th	8091
15	# of Master's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2020)	6137	444^th	2843
16	# of PG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2020)	591	503^rd	1132
17	# of Bachelor's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2020)	42477	510^th	8946
18	# of UG Enrolments - Law (No, AISHE 2020)	654	522^nd	5229
19	# of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges (No, AISHE 2020)	36821	524^th	4219
20	# of Total Enrolments (No, AISHE 2020)	49523	524^th	9814
21	# of Diploma (No, AISHE 2020)	3877	547^th	1796
22	Population (18-24) (Number, 2023)	208496	571^st	2317
23	# of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2020)	275	577^th	8542
24	# of UG Enrolments - Medical (No, AISHE 2020)	358	607^th	2126
25	# of UG Enrolments - Teaching (No, AISHE 2020)	2447	613^th	4998

Negative Metrics:

Population: 121,067 | Population Rank: 311^th

Area (KM²): 6,259 | Area Rank: 146^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Number of Panchayats (Number , Census 2011)	745	24^th	6185

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Sanctioned Police Force Number (NO, IPC 2020)	1416	1^st	5182
2	Number of Police Stations (NO, IPC 2020)	22	394^th	10691

Negative Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Number of Missing Persons (NO, IPC 2020)	267	126^th	5415
2	Number of Murders (NO, IPC 2020)	25	133^rd	9734
3	Murder/Lakh Pop (Ratio, IPC 2020)	1	189^th	10989
4	Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, IPC 2020)	1	333^rd	6364

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, IPC 2020)	25	395^th	9356
2	Number of IPC Crimes (NO, IPC 2020)	2801	470^th	9024

Population: 121,067 | Population Rank: 311^th

Area (KM²): 6,259 | Area Rank: 146^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	City FB Users % of City Literate Population (%, FB 2022)	134	199^th	6006

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Urban Internet Pop/City Pop (%, TRAI June 2023)	165	359^th	5745
2	Number of Internet Connections (No, TRAI 2023)	593683	445^th	7322
3	Number of Facebook Users. (Estimated Maximum)(No, Dec. 2024)	1065262	479^th	7879
4	English Speakers (Second Language + Third Language (No, Census 2011)	187044	490^th	7603
5	Linkedin Audience Size(No, Linked in Jan, 2025)	132859	762^nd	9806

Negative Metrics:

Population: 121,067 | Population Rank: 311^th

Area (KM²): 6,259 | Area Rank: 146^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Bengali Script	13153	20^th	2584
2	Script Pools # < 30, 000	1	243^rd	3102

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Assamese Script	3229	1^st	6894
2	Literacy (%, Census 2023)Estd	78	126^th	6111
3	Malayalam Script	6112	131^st	3086
4	Marathi Script	27903	221^st	10472
5	Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi)	10774	255^th	4095
6	Gujarati Script	25953	355^th	7884
7	Tamil Script	23886	369^th	8775
8	Devnagri Script (Hindi)	137058	372^nd	5998
9	Telugu Script	39429	389^th	1821
10	English Multilingual Population	50193	394^th	9816
11	Latin Script (English)	2647	427^th	2661
12	DHQ Mother Tongue Population (No, Census 2011)	254303	475^th	10174
13	Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu)	33190	500^th	6013
14	Kannada Script	23603	511^th	2815
15	Odia Script	5442	541^st	2597

Negative Metrics:

Population: 121,067 | Population Rank: 311^th

Area (KM²): 6,259 | Area Rank: 146^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Number of Dailies or Magazines (No, RNI 2020)	221	201^st	8687

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Number of Theatres (No, BOC 2020)	22	320^th	2782
2	Total Annual Newspaper Circulation (No, RNI 2020)	596633	386^th	7622

Negative Metrics:

Population: 121,067 | Population Rank: 311^th

Area (KM²): 6,259 | Area Rank: 146^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	# of Inhabited Villages	777	24^th	10500
2	# of Households with Main source of Lighting as Solar Energy	1508	36^th	6805
3	# of Uninhabited Villages	64	46^th	4269
4	Number of towns (Number , Census 2011)	10	47^th	10594
5	# of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking	566	108^th	4783
6	Number of households (Number , Census 2011)	326286	137^th	7148
7	# of Households with 1 married couple	228663	143^rd	7176

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Urbanization (% , Census 2011)	26	300^th	9167
2	# of Households with Location of drinking water source within premises	154278	335^th	3287
3	# of Households that use LPG/PNG as fuel for Cooking	96340	359^th	8176
4	Number of households having latrine facility within the premises	156908	366^th	9924
5	# of Households with Main source of Lighting as Electricity	222703	495^th	1449
6	Urban Population (Number , Census 2011)	531234	516^th	7677

Negative Metrics:

Population: 121,067 | Population Rank: 311^th

Area (KM²): 6,259 | Area Rank: 146^th

Positive Metrics:

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Better than India Average-
1	Informal Jobs(Dist.),2023	626770	106^th	3972

Sr.	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
Worse than India Average-
1	Central Govt Jobs(Formal),2023	6050	1^st	11095
2	Central PSU Jobs(Formal),2023	1938	1^st	4278
3	Private Jobs(Formal),2023	15104	1^st	9088
4	Informal Jobs(DHQ),2023	56813	485^th	9851
5	State Govt Jobs(Formal) DHQ,2023	14249	581^st	5539
6	Formal Jobs(DHQ),2023	37084	586^th	10260
7	State Govt Jobs(Formal) Dist.,2023	23664	631^st	9982
8	# of Companies,2023	1876	640^th	3996
9	Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023	25014	642^nd	7963

Negative Metrics:

Q - Why is all Prarang India comparative analysis being done for 768 Districts & their respective D.H.Q. (District Head Quarter) towns?
A - The Indian geography has historically been measured by " Districts". Today, it is politically managed by States & U.T.s ( Union Territories) but the unit of measurement ( Census baseline) continues to focus on the District, for over 150 years now. " All India" thus is a sum of the district parts i.e. sum of 768 districts currently ( which were 640 districts only, when the last Census took place in 2011). Contrary to popular perception, most data being reported at a State & U.T. level, is not being aggregated from underlying data at an urban (towns) & rural(villages) level. India has approx. 9000 towns & 600000 villages, segregated into 768 districts, each with its respective DHQ (District Head Quarter) town. Except for the largest 20 towns ( Metropolitan agglomerations) where some detailed data is gathered by the Central Government census, only basic demographic details are available for India's cities. Detailed survey results of the District are the most important data points, used to model & estimate the City & State level information in India. The 768 DHQ ( District Head Quarter) towns & 8 Union Territories, are the important Urban metrics available in India, for comparative analysis. Big data of a big & diverse country.

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Q - What is the frequency of data update on various data-fields of Prarang analytics ?
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