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About Pura Village

Pura is a mid sized village in Krishnarajpet tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 261 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mandya
Tehsil Krishnarajpet
Pincode 571425
Area (hectares) 241.7 hectares
Population 534
Male Population 261
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
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 160th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 797 residents. Its 241.7 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

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 50 km from Mandya, and the nearest railway station is Birahalli, about 9.7 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 Krishnarajpet 3.0 km
Nearest town Krishnarājpet 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Birahalli 9.7 km
District headquarters Mandya 50 km

Villages closest to Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krishnarajpet 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 534. That makes it the 160th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 797 residents.

Pura village has 261 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Pura is 571425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pura covers 241.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pura falls under Krishnarajpet tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Pura is Birahalli, about 9.7 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 50 km from Mandya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura is in Krishnarajpet tehsil of Mandya district. Krishnarajpet is about 3.0 km away. Krishnarājpet is about 3.0 km away. Birahalli is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ankanathapura (under 2 km), Bettadapura (under 2 km) and Byrapura (under 2 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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