GK
NICKNAMES OF PLACES AND RIVERS
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Udaipur
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Siliguri
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Purulia
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Tirunelveli
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Detailed explanation-1: -Purulia City, 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 Kangsabati River and is an important road and railway junction.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jaina Bhagavati-Sutra of circa 5th century A.D. mentions that Purulia was one of the 16 Mahajanapadas and was a part of the country known as Vajra-bhumi in ancient times.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Manbhum District was formed with an area of 20, 450.5 square kilometres (7, 896 square miles). The district of Manbhum was again split in 1845, 1846, 1871 and finally in 1879, and as a result the area of Manbhum was reduced to 10, 650 square kilometres (4, 112 square miles).