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About Pura Village

Pura is a mid sized village in Shivaji Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,323, made up of 675 males and 648 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Shivaji Nagar
Pincode 848117
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 1,323
Male Population 675
Female Population 648
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pura compares

By the 2011 count Pura is the 39th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 23 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Angar Ghat, about 13 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
Tehsil headquarters Shivaji Nagar 2.5 km
Nearest town Rosera 13 km
Nearest railway station Angar Ghat 13 km
District headquarters Samastipur 23 km

Villages closest to Pura

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

Common questions about Pura

As per the Census of India 2011, Pura village had a population of 1,323. That makes it the 39th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Pura village has 675 males and 648 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Pura is 848117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pura covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pura falls under Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pura is Angar Ghat, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Pura is about 23 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura is in Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Shivaji Nagar is about 2.5 km away. Rosera is about 13 km away. Angar Ghat is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramaul (under 2 km), Karian (under 2 km) and Sisai Karian Urf Birdaban (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pura today is likely to be higher.

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