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About Purara Village

Purara is a large village in Sumerpur tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,359, made up of 1,694 males and 1,665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1142.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306902, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purara village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Tehsil Sumerpur
Pincode 306902
Area (hectares) 1142.14 hectares
Population 3,359
Male Population 1,694
Female Population 1,665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purara compares

By the 2011 count Purara is the 14th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,186 residents. Its 1142.14 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Purara

Purara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purara as Available within <5 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 Purara from other places

Purara lies about 73 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Jawai Bandh, about 12 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 Purara
Nearest town Sheoganj 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sumerpur 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Jawai Bandh 12 km
District headquarters Pali 73 km

Villages closest to Purara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purara village had a population of 3,359. That makes it the 14th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,186 residents.

Purara village has 1,694 males and 1,665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purara has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Purara is 306902. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purara covers 1142.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purara falls under Sumerpur tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Purara is Jawai Bandh, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Purara.

Purara is about 73 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purara is in Sumerpur tehsil of Pali district. Sheoganj is about 3.7 km away. Sumerpur is about 3.8 km away. Jawai Bandh is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanpura (under 2 km), Pomawa (1.9 km) and Salodariya (3.1 km).

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

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