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About Pura Village

Pura is a small village in Nagamangala tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 109, made up of 56 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571802, 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 Nagamangala
Pincode 571802
Area (hectares) 44.01 hectares
Population 109
Male Population 56
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 295th largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 44.01 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Pura

Pura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pura as Available within <5 km distance. 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 35 km from Mandya, and the nearest railway station is Siddapura, about 20 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 Siddapura 20 km
Nearest town Kunigal 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagamangala 25 km
District headquarters Mandya 35 km

Villages closest to Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagamangala 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 109. That makes it the 295th largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Pura village has 56 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Pura is 571802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pura covers 44.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pura falls under Nagamangala tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Pura is Siddapura, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pura.

Pura is about 35 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 Nagamangala tehsil of Mandya district. Siddapura is about 20 km away. Kunigal is about 23 km away. Nagamangala is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anechannapura (under 2 km), Beereswarapura (under 2 km) and Jogipura (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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