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Purnia
district is
one
of
the
thirty-eight districts of
the
Indian
state
of Bihar.
The
city
of Purnia is
the
administrative
headquarters
of
this
district.
Purnia
district
is
a
part
of Purnia
Division.
The
district
extends
northwards
from
the Ganges river.
Purnia
is
the
unofficial
capital
of Seemanchal due
to
its
financial
and
educational
importance.
Purnia
district
District
of
Bihar
Location
of
Purnia
district
in
Bihar
CountryIndiaStateBiharAdministrative
divisionPurniaHeadquartersPurniaGovernment
• Lok
Sabha
constituenciesPurnia • Assembly
seatsAmour, Kasba, Banmankhi, Rupauli, Dhamdaha, Purnia,Area
• Total3,229 km2(1,247 sq mi)Population
(2011)
• Total3,264,619 • Density1,000/km2(2,600/sq mi)Demographics
• Literacy52.09
per
cent • Sex
ratio921Major
highwaysNH
31, NH
57, NH107and NH131AWebsiteOfficial
website
HistoryEdit
Purnia
is
part
of
the Mithila
region.[1] Mithila
first
gained
prominence
after
it
was
settled
by Indo-Aryan peoples
who
established
the Mithila
Kingdom (also
called
Kingdom
of
the
Videhas).[2] During
the
late
Vedic
period
(c.
1100–500
BCE),
Videha
became
one
of
the
major
political
and
cultural
centers
of
South
Asia,
along
with
Kuru
and
Pañcāla.
The
kings
of
the
Videha
Kingdom
were
called Janakas.[3] The
Videha
Kingdom
was
later
incorporated
into
the Vajji confederacy,
which
had
its
capital
in
the
city
of Vaishali,
which
is
also
in
Mithila.[4] During
the
Mughal
rule,
Purnia
was
an
outlying
military
province,
and
its
revenue
was
mostly
spent
on
protecting
its
borders
against
tribes
from
the
north
and
east.[5] After
the
capture
of Calcutta in
1757,
Purnia's
local
governor
raised
a
rebellion
against Siraj
ud-Daulah.
In
1765,
the
district
became
a
British
possession,
along
with
the
rest
of Bengal.[6] On
February
14,
1770
The
district
of
Purnia
in
modern
history
was
formed
by
the East
India
Company.[7]
Purnia
is
known
for
its
uniquely
designed
organization, Ramakrishna
Mission,
where
the
festival
called Durga
Puja is
celebrated
in
October.
Another
attraction
in
the
city
of
Purnia
is
the
oldest
temple
of
Mata
Puran
Devi
which
is
5
km
away
from
the
main
city.
It
is
theorized
that
Purnia
received
its
name
from
this
temple.
Other
theories
also
describe
how
Purnia
received
its
name;
which
is,
that
in
the
past
Purnia
was
named
Purna–
Aranya,
which
stands
for
"complete
jungle."
Three
districts
were
partitioned
off
from
Purnia
disctrict: Katihar in
1976,[8] Araria and Kishanganj in
1990.[8]
GeographyEdit
Purnia
district
occupies
3,229
square
kilometres
(1,247 sq mi),[9] comparable
to
the Solomon
Islands' Makira
Island.[10] It
is
a
depressed
tract,
consisting
for
the
most
part
of
a
rich, loamy alluvial soil.
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.
EconomyEdit
Agricultural
products
in
Purnia
include
paddy,
maize,
pulses,
wheat
and
oilseeds.
Roughly
one-third
of
the
area
sown
is
under
rice
(paddy);
cash
crops
such
as
vegetables
and
water-melons
are
present.
A
commercial
complex
called
D.
N.
Roy
Market
(Aabha
Complex)
is
setting
up
at
Line
Bazar.
DivisionsEdit
Purnia
district
has
four
subdivisions: PurneaSadar, Banmankhi, Baisi and
Dhamdaha.
They
are
further
divided
into
fourteen
blocks:
Purnea
East,
Krityanand
Nagar,
Banmankhi,
Kaswa,
Amaur,
Bainsi,
Baisa,
Dhamdaha,
Barhara
Kothi,
Rupauli,
Bhawanipur, Dagarua,
Jalalgarh
and
Srinagar.
These
contain
246
panchayats
with
1,450
villages.
DemographicsEdit
Religions
in
Purnia
DistrictReligionPercentHindus
60.94%Muslims
38.46%Not
Stated
0.26%Christian
0.24%Jain
0.04%Sikh
0.02%Others
0.02%Buddhist
0.01%
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