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About Pura Village

Pura is a small village in Mudigere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 44 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577132, 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 Mudigere
Pincode 577132
Area (hectares) 64.33 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 44
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
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 125th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 64.33 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

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 21 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 19 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 Mudigere 9.9 km
Nearest town Belūr 15 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 19 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 21 km

Villages closest to Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mudigere 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 90. That makes it the 125th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Pura village has 44 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Pura is 577132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pura covers 64.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pura falls under Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Pura is Chikkamagaluru, about 19 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 21 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 Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Mudigere is about 9.9 km away. Belūr is about 15 km away. Chikkamagaluru is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Byrapura Estate (under 2 km), Gabbahalli (under 2 km) and Chattanahalli (1.7 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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