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About Pura Village

Pura is a mid sized village in Ghuwara tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 501, made up of 265 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.35 hectares hectares.

Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Ghuwara
Area (hectares) 341.35 hectares
Population 501
Male Population 265
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 44th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 341.35 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 871.

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 - 10 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 66 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Sarkanpur, about 31 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 Ghuwara 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Sarkanpur 31 km
Nearest town Tīkamgarh 33 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 66 km

Villages closest to Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghuwara 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 501. That makes it the 44th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Pura village has 265 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 871.

Pura covers 341.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pura falls under Ghuwara tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pura is Sarkanpur, about 31 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pura.

Pura is about 66 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura is in Ghuwara tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Ghuwara is about 4.7 km away. Sarkanpur is about 31 km away. Tīkamgarh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budour (under 2 km), Badera (under 2 km) and Chandauli (2.4 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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