About Pura Village

Pura is a mid sized village in Bansdih tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,149, made up of 604 males and 545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.1 hectares hectares.

Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Ballia
Tehsil	Bansdih
Area (hectares)	80.1 hectares
Population	1,149
Male Population	604
Female Population	545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pura compares

By the 2011 count Pura is the 115th largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents. Its 80.1 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

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 5 - 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 20 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Baheri, about 2.8 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	Baheri	2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bansdih	20 km
District headquarters	Ballia	20 km

Villages closest to Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bansdih 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 1,149. That makes it the 115th largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents.

Pura village has 604 males and 545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Pura covers 80.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pura falls under Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pura is Baheri, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 20 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura is in Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district. Baheri is about 2.8 km away. Bansdih is about 20 km away. Ballia is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.