About Pura Village

Pura is a mid sized village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 906, made up of 451 males and 455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Tumkur
Tehsil	Turuvekere
Pincode	572221
Area (hectares)	252.99 hectares
Population	906
Male Population	451
Female Population	455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pura compares

By the 2011 count Pura is the 49th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 252.99 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Pura

Pura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 45 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Ammasandra, about 10 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	Turuvekere	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Ammasandra	10 km
Nearest town	Tiptūr	28 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	45 km

Villages closest to Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Turuvekere 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 906. That makes it the 49th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Pura village has 451 males and 455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Pura is 572221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pura covers 252.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pura falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Pura is Ammasandra, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pura.

Pura is about 45 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura is in Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Turuvekere is about 6.7 km away. Ammasandra is about 10 km away. Tiptūr is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.