About Purnia
Purnia is a city in Bihar, India with a population of 282,248. It is the 187th largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, and the 2,029th largest worldwide. It lies 1,062 km from New Delhi.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#7of 153
Coordinates
25.779, 87.474
Record updated
16 September 2025
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 3,732 in IndiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.