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About Pur Village

Pur is a small village in Mangrulpir tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 82, made up of 40 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 684.27 hectares hectares.

Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Mangrulpir
Area (hectares) 684.27 hectares
Population 82
Male Population 40
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
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 Pur compares

By the 2011 count Pur is the 111th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 684.27 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 938.

Getting to Pur

Pur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pur 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 Pur from other places

Pur lies about 32 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Amanwadi, about 14 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
Nearest railway station Amanwadi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangrulpir 17 km
Nearest town Mangrūl Pīr 17 km
District headquarters Washim 32 km

Villages closest to Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mangrulpir 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 82. That makes it the 111th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Pur village has 40 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pur has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Pur covers 684.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pur falls under Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pur is Amanwadi, about 14 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 Pur.

Pur is about 32 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pur is in Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district. Amanwadi is about 14 km away. Mangrulpir is about 17 km away. Mangrūl Pīr is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharmapur (under 2 km), Dilawalpur (under 2 km) and Ismailpur (under 2 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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