About Pura Village

Pura is a mid sized village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 797, made up of 401 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 851.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Kadur
Pincode	577140
Area (hectares)	851.15 hectares
Population	797
Male Population	401
Female Population	396
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 100th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 851.15 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

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 53 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Kadur Junction, about 17 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	Kadur	17 km
Nearest town	Kadūr	17 km
Nearest railway station	Kadur Junction	17 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	53 km

Villages closest to Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kadur 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 797. That makes it the 100th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Pura village has 401 males and 396 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Pura is 577140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pura covers 851.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pura falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Pura is Kadur Junction, about 17 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 53 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Kadur is about 17 km away. Kadūr is about 17 km away. Kadur Junction is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.