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About Pura Village

Pura is a mid sized village in Devanahalli tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 325 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Devanahalli
Pincode 562135
Area (hectares) 76.12 hectares
Population 636
Male Population 325
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pura compares

By the 2011 count Pura is the 91st largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 76.12 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Pura

Pura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 26 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Venkatagirikote, about 7.2 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 town Vijayapura 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Venkatagirikote 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Devanahalli 12 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 26 km

Villages closest to Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Devanahalli 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 636. That makes it the 91st largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Pura village has 325 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Pura is 562135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pura covers 76.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pura falls under Devanahalli tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Pura is Venkatagirikote, about 7.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pura.

Pura is about 26 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura is in Devanahalli tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Vijayapura is about 1.8 km away. Venkatagirikote is about 7.2 km away. Devanahalli is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bychapura (under 2 km), Byrapura (under 2 km) and Kempalingapura (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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