Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau.

Purulia Sadar subdivision covers the central portion of the district.

The focus is on education - the university, the sainik school, the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith at Bongabari, the upcoming medical college at Hatuara, et al.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision.

According to the 2011 Census of India, Hura had a total population, of 3,419 of which 1,785 (52%) were males and 1,634 (48%) were females.

The total number of literate persons in Hura was 2,566 (83.34% of the population over 6 years).

It offers honours courses in: Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, political science, education, geography, philosophy.