Purnia

This article possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. (February 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Purnea
Urban Agglomeration
Purnea
Purnia Skyline
Purnea Location in Bihar, India Show map of Bihar Purnea Location in India Show map of India
Coordinates: 25°46′41″N 87°28′34″E / 25.778°N 87.476°E / 25.778; 87.476
Country	India
State	Bihar
Region	Mithila
District	Purnia
Established	14 February 1770
Named for	Goddess Puran Devi or Sanskrit word Purn Aranya
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation (India)
• Body	Purnea Municipal Corporation
• Mayor	Bibha Kumari
• MP	Pappu Yadav
• MLA	Vijay khemka
• District Magistrate	Mr. Suharsh Bhagat(IAS)
Area
• Urban Agglomeration	92 km2 (36 sq mi)
• Urban	60 km2 (20 sq mi)
• Rank	2nd in Bihar
Elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Population
• Urban Agglomeration	496,830 [1]
• Rank	4th in Bihar
• Urban	496,830
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	854301, 854302 (Main City), 854303 (South-West Suburbs & Purnia Airport), 854304 (North-West Suburbs), 854305 (Khuskibagh & Purnia Railway station), 854326 (Eastern Suburbs), 854330 (Northern Suburbs & Kasba) (Purnia)[2]
Telephone code	+91 6454
Vehicle registration	BR-11
Literacy	74.09%
Lok Sabha constituency	Purnia
Website	purnea.bih.nic.in

Purnia (pronunciation^ⓘ; also romanized as Purnea) is the fourth largest city of Bihar and is emerging as the largest economic hub in North Bihar. It serves as the administrative headquarters of both Purnia district and Purnia division in the Indian state of Bihar. It is well known for its favourable climate like Darjeeling and has an abundance of resources for human settlements and economic activities.

The total geographical area of Purnia Urban Agglomeration is 92 km² (35.52 sq mi) which is next only to Patna. The population density of the city is 3058 persons per km sq. making it the 4th largest city of Bihar by population.^[1] It is nearly 315 km from Patna, as well as 171 km from Siliguri, 90 km from Bhagalpur. It is 640 km from Guwahati (Approx.) and 450 km from Kolkata, the capital of the adjacent state of West Bengal and the largest city in East India. Purnia district covers 3202.31 sq. km of the state of Bihar. The Indian Army, Indian Air Force, and three of five branches of India's Central Armed Police Forces – the Border Security Force (BSF), the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) – have bases around the district.