About Pura Village

Pura is a mid sized village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,478, made up of 761 males and 717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563130, 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	Malur
Pincode	563130
Area (hectares)	150.42 hectares
Population	1,478
Male Population	761
Female Population	717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pura compares

By the 2011 count Pura is the 21st largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 150.42 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

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 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 21 km from Kolar. 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	Malur	8.0 km
Nearest town	Mālūr	8.0 km
District headquarters	Kolar	21 km

Villages closest to Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malur 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 1,478. That makes it the 21st largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Pura village has 761 males and 717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Pura is 563130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pura covers 150.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pura falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The census record for Pura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pura.

Pura is about 21 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 Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Malur is about 8.0 km away. Mālūr is about 8.0 km away. Kolar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.