About Pura Village

Pura is a mid sized village in Gauribidanur tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,286, made up of 647 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 459.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikkaballapura
Tehsil	Gauribidanur
Pincode	561211
Area (hectares)	459.14 hectares
Population	1,286
Male Population	647
Female Population	639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pura compares

By the 2011 count Pura is the 57th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 459.14 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

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 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 Pura from other places

Pura lies about 19 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Thondebhavi, about 7.0 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	Thondebhavi	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gauribidanur	11 km
District headquarters	Chikkaballapura	19 km

Villages closest to Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gauribidanur 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 1,286. That makes it the 57th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Pura village has 647 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Pura is 561211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pura covers 459.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pura falls under Gauribidanur tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Pura is Thondebhavi, about 7.0 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 Pura.

Pura is about 19 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura is in Gauribidanur tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Thondebhavi is about 7.0 km away. Gauribidanur is about 11 km away. Chikkaballapura is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.