Purulia Town
Purulia Town, 1908
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Head-quarters of Manbhum District, Bengal, situated in 23° 20' N. and 86° 22' E., on the Sini-Asansol branch of the Bengal-Nagpur Railway. Population (1901), 17,291. Purulia was constituted a municipality in 1876. The income and expenditure during the decade ending 1903-4 each averaged Rs. 22,000. In 1903-4 the income was Rs, 27,000, Mainly derived from a tax on persons (or property tax), a conservancy rate, and receipts from markets; and the expenditure was Rs. 21,000. The town contains the usual public offices, and a large leper asylum is situated in the neighbourhood. The Inspector of Schools for the Chota Nagpur Division is stationed here. The jail has accommodation for 276 prisoners, who are employed Mainly on oil-pressing, aloe-pounding, weaving, cane-work, and gardening.
