About Pura Village

Pura is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 400, made up of 195 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577429
Area (hectares)	152.7 hectares
Population	400
Male Population	195
Female Population	205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,051
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pura compares

By the 2011 count Pura is the 157th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 152.7 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

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 village. 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 63 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 18 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	Sorab	9.0 km
Nearest railway station	Balegundi	18 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	20 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	63 km

Villages closest to Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sorab 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 400. That makes it the 157th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Pura village has 195 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Pura is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pura covers 152.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pura falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Pura is Balegundi, about 18 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 village for Pura.

Pura is about 63 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 9.0 km away. Balegundi is about 18 km away. Sāgar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.