Purulia, Patashpur-I
Purulia is a village located in the Potashpur - I Subdivision of Medinipur East district of West Bengal. The village falls in Patashpur-I block and comes under Barhat Gram Panchayat.
As on January 2025, the current population of Purulia is 517 out of which 276 are males and rest 241 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 873 females per 1000 males. There are around 41 teenagers in Purulia. It has literacy rate of 84% which means around 434 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 119 households in Purulia, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 321. The pincode of Purulia is 721454 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Amarshi Sub Post office
- Barhat Branch Post office
- Madanmohanpur Branch Post office
- Selmabad Branch Post office
- Hatgopalpur Branch Post office
Schools
Purulia has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Amarshi Raghunath High School
- Amarshi B.C. Girls' High School (High School)
- Gopalpur U.R. Vidyalaya (High School)
- Bajarpur Ramkrishna High School (High School)
- Barhat S.N. Banipith High School (High School)
Hospitals
Purulia has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.