Purnia district
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Key facts
- Country
- India
- State
- Bihar
- Region
- Mithila
- Division
- Purnia
- Established
- 14 February 1770
- Headquarters
- Purnia
- District magistrate
- Mr. Anshul Kumar, IAS
- Lok sabha constituencies
- Purnia Kishanganj (for Baisi, Dagarua, Amour and Baisa Blocks)
- Vidhan sabha constituencies
- Amour , Baisi , Kasba , Banmankhi , Rupauli , Dhamdaha , Purnia
- Total
- 3,229 km (1,247 sq mi)
- Density
- 1,011/km (2,619/sq mi)
- Literacy
- 72.09 per cent
- Official
- Hindi
- Additional official
- Urdu
- Regional languages
- Maithili
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30 ( IST )
- Vehicle registration
- BR-11
- Major highways
- NH 27 NH 231 NH 131A
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- district of India
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Purnia division
- Capital
- Purnia
- Population
- 3264619
- Area
- 3229
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Shares border with
- Katihar district
- Official website
- purnia.nic.in
- Households
- 647777
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- topic's main category
- Category:Purnia district
- male population
- 1699370
- female population
- 1565249
- urban population
- 343005
- rural population
- 2921614
- literate population
- 1332326
- illiterate population
- 1932293
- short name
- PRN
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Encyclopedic overview
Purnia district is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar. The district lies in the Kosi-Seemanchal subregion of the greater Mithila region of the state. The city of Purnia is the administrative headquarters of this district. Purnia city has continued its tradition of hoisting the national flag at 12:07 am on every Independence Day since 1947. Purnia district is a part of Purnia Division. The district extends northwards from the Ganga river.Purnia district is located in eastern Bihar.
Geography
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