English Medium School Purnia High School Indian Public School B.B.M. High School St. Peter Residential School Mount Zion Mission School Bright Career English School Bijendra Public School Saraswati Vidya Mandir Saraswati Shishu Mandir St. John's High School Greenfield Public School There are colleges for higher studies concentrating engineering, law, arts, and home science. Having recognition from the state government and various other government universities such as Aryabhatta Knowledge University, Bihar Agriculture University and Purnea University, these colleges include: Purnia College B.M.T. Law College Vidya Vihar Institute of Technology Millia Group of Colleges (managed by Millia Education Trust) Bhola Paswan Shastri Agriculture College Purnia Mahila College Millia Institute of Technology Millia Polytechnic Rambagh Government Polytechnic of Purnea Purnia College of Engineering Simanchal Institute of Medical Science, Kasba (OPD functional from Jan 2018) Government Medical College and Hospital, Sadar Hospital Purnea Shershah Institute of Medical Sciences Medical College and Hospital by Millia Educational Trust 3D animation and multimedia institute: Animation School (Madhubani Bazar) The Indian Red Cross Society has the largest blood bank in the state after Patna, with a capacity of 1,000 units. The Bihar government recently inaugurated one of the three megastock warehouses for drugs/medicines at Kasba, which aims to serve the 13 districts of North Bihar. The Indira Gandhi Stadium houses the Sports Authority of India sports hostel for athletes. The DSA and Zila School grounds are the city's outdoor stadiums. The region has been blessed with Purnea University (9th University of Bihar). The university is the only in Purnea Commissionerate. It includes colleges of Purnea, Katihar, Araria and Kishanganj. Transportation Air Purnea Airport, also known as Chunapur Airport (Airforce Station), is located within the cantonment area but is restricted to army usage only. Proposals for the airport to operate scheduled flights are being widely discussed at the level of the state government. The nearest commercial airport, Bagdogra Airport, is about 150 km away at Bagdogra in Darjeeling district. Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport (Patna Airport) is located in Patna, capital of Bihar, at a distance of 310 km from Purnia. Rail Purnia is served by two railway stations separated by 5 km, (station code: PRNA) and (station code: PRNC). Purnia Junction is closer to the residents of Khuskibagh, Gulabbagh, and Eastern Purnia, while Purnia Court is in the western part of the city and caters to the residents of Madhubani, Janta Chowk, and Central and Western Purnia. Purnia