Purnia: facts

At a glance

• Country: India
• Region: Bihar
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 282,248
• Coordinates: 25.7789° N, 87.4742° E
• Time zone: Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
• Currency: Rupee (INR)
• Distance to the capital, New Delhi: 1,062 km (660 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Biratnagar Airport (BIR, Nepal): 81 km (50 mi), straight line
• Bhadrapur Airport (BDP, Nepal): 107 km (66 mi), straight line
• Bagdogra Airport (IXB): 132 km (82 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kasba: 11 km (7 mi)
• Katihar: 28 km (18 mi)
• Banmankhi: 31 km (19 mi)
• Banmankhi Bazar: 31 km (19 mi)
• Dalkola: 38 km (24 mi)