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About Pur Village

Pur is a mid sized village in Junnar tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 255 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 410502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Junnar
Pincode 410502
Area (hectares) 376 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 255
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pur compares

By the 2011 count Pur is the 156th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 376 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Pur

Pur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Pur from other places

Pur lies about 84 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Vangani, about 38 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 Pur
Tehsil headquarters Junnar 27 km
Nearest railway station Vangani 38 km
District headquarters Pune 84 km

Villages closest to Pur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pur village had a population of 524. That makes it the 156th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Pur village has 255 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pur has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Pur is 410502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pur covers 376 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pur falls under Junnar tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pur is Vangani, about 38 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pur.

Pur is about 84 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pur is in Junnar tehsil of Pune district. Junnar is about 27 km away. Vangani is about 38 km away. Pune is about 84 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pimpri Pendhar (5.6 km), Dumbarwadi (6.4 km) and Kolwadi (7.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pur today is likely to be higher.

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