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About Pur Village

Pur is a small village in Mundgod tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6, made up of 3 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581349, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Mundgod
Pincode 581349
Area (hectares) 272.99 hectares
Population 6
Male Population 3
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pur compares

By the 2011 count Pur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,009 residents. Its 272.99 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Pur

Pur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pur 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 Pur from other places

Pur lies about 63 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Saunshi, about 37 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 Pur
Tehsil headquarters Mundgod 2.3 km
Nearest town Shiggaon 21 km
Nearest railway station Saunshi 37 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 63 km

Villages closest to Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mundgod 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 Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pur village had a population of 6. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,009 residents.

Pur village has 3 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Pur is 581349. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pur covers 272.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pur falls under Mundgod tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Pur is Saunshi, about 37 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 Pur.

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

Pur is in Mundgod tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Mundgod is about 2.3 km away. Shiggaon is about 21 km away. Saunshi is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Veerapur (under 2 km), Tattalli (2.3 km) and Tattilli (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pur today is likely to be higher.

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