About Pura Village

Pura is a large village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,372, made up of 1,283 males and 1,089 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares.

Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Wazirganj
Area (hectares)	144 hectares
Population	2,372
Male Population	1,283
Female Population	1,089
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	849
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pura compares

By the 2011 count Pura is the 25th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Pura

Pura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pura from other places

Pura lies about 30 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Jamuawan, about 3.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pura
Nearest railway station	Jamuawan	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Wazirganj	6.9 km
Nearest town	Hisua	13 km
District headquarters	Gaya	30 km

Villages closest to Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wazirganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Pura

As per the Census of India 2011, Pura village had a population of 2,372. That makes it the 25th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Pura village has 1,283 males and 1,089 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Pura covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pura falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pura is Jamuawan, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pura.

Pura is about 30 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Jamuawan is about 3.4 km away. Wazirganj is about 6.9 km away. Hisua is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.