Purnia district

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Purnia district
District of Bihar
Saura river near Purnia
Location of Purnia district in Bihar
Country	India
State	Bihar
Region	Mithila
Division	Purnia
Established	14 February 1770
Headquarters	Purnia
Tehsils	Purnia East Kasba Krityanand Nagar Srinagar Jalalgarh Dagarua Baisi Amour Baisa Banmankhi Dhamdaha Bhawanipur Barhara Kothi Rupauli
Government
• District Magistrate	Mr. Kundan Kumar, IAS[1]
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Purnia, Katihar, Araria and Kishanganj
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Amour, Baisi, Kasba, Banmankhi, Rupauli, Dhamdaha, Purnia,
Area
• Total	3,229 km2 (1,247 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,264,619
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	72.09 per cent
• Sex ratio	921
• Major ethnolinguistic group	Maithils[2]
Language
• Official	Hindi[3]
• Additional official	Urdu[3]
• Regional Languages	Maithili
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	BR-11
Major highways	NH 27 NH 31 NH 231 NH 131A
Major Railway Lines	Barauni-Katihar, Saharsa and Purnia sections Barauni-Guwahati line
Website	purnea.nic.in

Purnia District is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar. The city of Purnia is the administrative headquarters of this district. The city of Purnia has continued its tradition of hoisting the national flag at 12:07 am on every Independence Day since 1947. Purnia district is a part of Purnia Division. The district extends northwards from the Ganges river.