About Pura Village

Pura is a mid sized village in Gandhwani tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,270, made up of 614 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 604.65 hectares hectares.

Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Dhar
Tehsil	Gandhwani
Area (hectares)	604.65 hectares
Population	1,270
Male Population	614
Female Population	656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,068
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pura compares

By the 2011 count Pura is the 44th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 604.65 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

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 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 44 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Road, about 11 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	Tanda Road	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gandhwani	16 km
Nearest town	Manāwar	30 km
District headquarters	Dhar	44 km

Villages closest to Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gandhwani 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 1,270. That makes it the 44th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Pura village has 614 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Pura covers 604.65 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 Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pura is Tanda Road, about 11 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 - 10 km distance for Pura.

Pura is about 44 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura is in Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district. Tanda Road is about 11 km away. Gandhwani is about 16 km away. Manāwar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.