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About Pura Village

Pura is a small village in Haliyal tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 55 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Haliyal
Pincode 581329
Area (hectares) 134.2 hectares
Population 114
Male Population 55
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
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 96th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 834 residents. Its 134.2 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 940.

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 87 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Alnavar Junction, about under 2 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 Alnavar Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Haliyal 11 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 87 km

Villages closest to Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haliyal 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 114. That makes it the 96th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 834 residents.

Pura village has 55 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Pura is 581329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pura covers 134.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pura falls under Haliyal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Pura is Alnavar Junction, about under 2 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 87 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura is in Haliyal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Alnavar Junction is about under 2 km away. Haliyal is about 11 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 87 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satnalli (4.4 km), Dusagi (4.5 km) and Antrolli (5.7 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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