About Pura Village

Pura is a mid sized village in Bangarapet tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 646, made up of 329 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Kolar
Tehsil	Bangarapet
Pincode	563129
Area (hectares)	229.19 hectares
Population	646
Male Population	329
Female Population	317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pura compares

By the 2011 count Pura is the 129th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 229.19 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 978.

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 - 10 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 32 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Bisanattam, about 3.4 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	Bisanattam	3.4 km
Nearest town	Robertsonpet	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bangarapet	15 km
District headquarters	Kolar	32 km

Villages closest to Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bangarapet 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 646. That makes it the 129th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Pura village has 329 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura has about 964 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 978.

The pincode recorded for Pura is 563129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pura covers 229.19 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 Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Pura is Bisanattam, about 3.4 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 - 10 km distance for Pura.

Pura is about 32 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura is in Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district. Bisanattam is about 3.4 km away. Robertsonpet is about 11 km away. Bangarapet is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.