Puri Municipality was constituted on 01/04/1881 as per Bengal Municipal Act vide Notification dated 25.1.1881 duly published in the Calcutta Gazette on 26/01/1881, comprising an area of 16.84 Sq. K.M.

Puri is a place of pilgrims and tourists. It is famous for Mahaprabhu Shri Jagannath and Golden Sea Beach. Out of four Dhams, Puri is considered to be the most sacred place. It is declared as Swachh Iconic City (SIC) by Government of Odisha. It attracts all the religious pilgrims as well as tourists of the country and abroad.