About Pura Village

Pura is a large village in Beerpur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,220, made up of 1,713 males and 1,507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3690 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 476335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sheopur
Tehsil	Beerpur
Pincode	476335
Area (hectares)	3690 hectares
Population	3,220
Male Population	1,713
Female Population	1,507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pura compares

By the 2011 count Pura is the 7th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,286 residents. Its 3690 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Pura

Pura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 29 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 30 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 town	Māngrol	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Beerpur	29 km
District headquarters	Sheopur	29 km
Nearest railway station	Sheopur Kalan	30 km

Villages closest to Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Beerpur 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 3,220. That makes it the 7th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,286 residents.

Pura village has 1,713 males and 1,507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Pura is 476335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pura covers 3690 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pura falls under Beerpur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pura is Sheopur Kalan, about 30 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pura.

Pura is about 29 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura is in Beerpur tehsil of Sheopur district. Māngrol is about 14 km away. Beerpur is about 29 km away. Sheopur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.