About Pur Village

Pur is a mid sized village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 587, made up of 309 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 456.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Khanapur
Pincode	591121
Area (hectares)	456.44 hectares
Population	587
Male Population	309
Female Population	278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pur compares

By the 2011 count Pur is the 125th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 456.44 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Pur

Pur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pur from other places

Pur lies about 40 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Tinai Ghat, about 18 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 Pur
Nearest railway station	Tinai Ghat	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khanapur	26 km
Nearest town	Ponda	34 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	40 km

Villages closest to Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khanapur 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 Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pur village had a population of 587. That makes it the 125th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Pur village has 309 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Pur is 591121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pur covers 456.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pur falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Pur is Tinai Ghat, about 18 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 village for Pur.

Pur is about 40 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pur is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Tinai Ghat is about 18 km away. Khanapur is about 26 km away. Ponda is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.