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About Pur Village

Pur is a large village in Sanchore tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,583, made up of 1,879 males and 1,704 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1333.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pur village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Sanchore
Pincode 343040
Area (hectares) 1333.13 hectares
Population 3,583
Male Population 1,879
Female Population 1,704
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pur compares

By the 2011 count Pur is the 21st largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents. Its 1333.13 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

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 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 Pur from other places

Pur lies about 95 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Dugdol, about 28 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 Sanchore 13 km
Nearest town Sānchor 13 km
Nearest railway station Dugdol 28 km
District headquarters Jalor 95 km

Villages closest to Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sanchore 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 3,583. That makes it the 21st largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents.

Pur village has 1,879 males and 1,704 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Pur is 343040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pur covers 1333.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pur falls under Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Pur is Dugdol, about 28 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 Pur.

Pur is about 95 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pur is in Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district. Sanchore is about 13 km away. Sānchor is about 13 km away. Dugdol is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ashapura (under 2 km), Bhawatra Jor Sardarpura (under 2 km) and Devpura (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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