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About Pura Village

Pura is a mid sized village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 646, made up of 315 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 435350, 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 Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Pincode 435350
Area (hectares) 188.99 hectares
Population 646
Male Population 315
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
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 121st largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 188.99 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 875.

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 44 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khonker, about 35 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 Pohri 25 km
Nearest railway station Khonker 35 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 44 km

Villages closest to Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pohri 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 646. That makes it the 121st largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Pura village has 315 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Pura is 435350. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pura covers 188.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pura falls under Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pura is Khonker, about 35 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 44 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pohri is about 25 km away. Khonker is about 35 km away. Shivpuri is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haudpur (under 2 km), Naugaon (2.1 km) and Baraipura (3.5 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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