About Pura Village

Pura is a mid sized village in Jhalrapatan tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 514, made up of 279 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jhalawar
Tehsil	Jhalrapatan
Pincode	326021
Area (hectares)	372.56 hectares
Population	514
Male Population	279
Female Population	235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	842
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 Pura compares

By the 2011 count Pura is the 164th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 372.56 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Pura

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

Pura lies about 12 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 6.3 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
Nearest railway station	Jhalarapatan	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jhalrapatan	8.8 km
Nearest town	Jhālrapātan	8.8 km
District headquarters	Jhalawar	12 km

Villages closest to Pura

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

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Common questions about Pura

As per the Census of India 2011, Pura village had a population of 514. That makes it the 164th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Pura village has 279 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Pura is 326021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pura covers 372.56 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.

Pura falls under Jhalrapatan tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Pura is Jhalarapatan, about 6.3 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 Pura.

Pura is about 12 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura is in Jhalrapatan tehsil of Jhalawar district. Jhalarapatan is about 6.3 km away. Jhalrapatan is about 8.8 km away. Jhālrapātan is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.