Purulia (Bengali: ), also spelled Puruliya, also known as "Manbhum City", is a city located in West Bengal state, India, and was constituted in 1876. It is the location of the district headquarters of Purulia district. Purulia is located on the north of the Kasai river and is a major road and railway junction. It has an area of 6,259 sq.km. It is famous for the "chau" dance. Purulia is located at 2320N 8622E / 23.33N 86.37E / 23.33; 86.37. It has an average elevation of 228metres (748feet). Summers are hot and dry with temperatures ranging from lows of 23C to highs above 45C. The temperature reached the highest level in the country on June 18, 2005 at 51.1C. Winters are dry and cool with daily temperatures ranging from -5C to 20C. Most of the rainfall occurs during the wet monsoons.Snowfalls in the mountain ranges. It has many major rivers such as the Damodar, Subernarekha, Kangsabati, and Kumari, along with many dams including Kangsabati dam, Panchet dam...
