About Pur Village

Pur is a large village in Kotkasim tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,340, made up of 1,206 males and 1,134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 820.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pur village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Alwar
Tehsil	Kotkasim
Pincode	301702
Area (hectares)	820.23 hectares
Population	2,340
Male Population	1,206
Female Population	1,134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pur compares

By the 2011 count Pur is the 6th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents. Its 820.23 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

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 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 Pur from other places

Pur lies about 46 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Khanpur Ahir, 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
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkasim	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Khanpur Ahir	14 km
Nearest town	Tijāra	14 km
District headquarters	Alwar	46 km

Villages closest to Pur

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pur village had a population of 2,340. That makes it the 6th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents.

Pur village has 1,206 males and 1,134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pur has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Pur is 301702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pur covers 820.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pur falls under Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Pur is Khanpur Ahir, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pur.

Pur is about 46 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pur is in Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district. Kotkasim is about 6.8 km away. Khanpur Ahir is about 14 km away. Tijāra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.