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About Pura Village

Pura is a mid sized village in Magadi tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 620, made up of 302 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Magadi
Pincode 561201
Area (hectares) 436.88 hectares
Population 620
Male Population 302
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
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 105th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 634 residents. Its 436.88 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, well above the tehsil average of 984.

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 24 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Solur, about 17 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 Magadi 4.5 km
Nearest town Māgadi 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Solur 17 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 24 km

Villages closest to Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magadi 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 620. That makes it the 105th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 634 residents.

Pura village has 302 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Pura is 561201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pura covers 436.88 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 Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Pura is Solur, about 17 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 24 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura is in Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district. Magadi is about 4.5 km away. Māgadi is about 4.5 km away. Solur is about 17 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 (under 2 km), Garageswarapura (under 2 km) and Honnapura (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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