About Pura Village

Pura is a mid sized village in Laundi tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,369, made up of 720 males and 649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 660.73 hectares hectares.

Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Chhatarpur
Tehsil	Laundi
Area (hectares)	660.73 hectares
Population	1,369
Male Population	720
Female Population	649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Pura compares

By the 2011 count Pura is the 20th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents. Its 660.73 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 871.

Getting to Pura

Pura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pura 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pura from other places

Pura lies about 50 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Chithari, about 5.7 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	Chithari	5.7 km
Nearest town	Mahobā	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Laundi	12 km
District headquarters	Chhatarpur	50 km

Villages closest to Pura

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Pura

As per the Census of India 2011, Pura village had a population of 1,369. That makes it the 20th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents.

Pura village has 720 males and 649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 871.

Pura covers 660.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pura is Chithari, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Pura is about 50 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 Laundi tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Chithari is about 5.7 km away. Mahobā is about 9.5 km away. Laundi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.