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About Pura Village

Pura is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 668, made up of 330 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.65 hectares hectares.

Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 99.65 hectares
Population 668
Male Population 330
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pura compares

By the 2011 count Pura is the 453rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 99.65 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Pura

Pura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pura 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 <5 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 30 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Orwara, about 22 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 town Mehndāwal 20 km
Nearest railway station Orwara 22 km
District headquarters Basti 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 30 km

Villages closest to Pura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pura village had a population of 668. That makes it the 453rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Pura village has 330 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Pura covers 99.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pura falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pura is Orwara, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pura.

Pura is about 30 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Mehndāwal is about 20 km away. Orwara is about 22 km away. Basti is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangapur (under 2 km), Chirgahna (1.6 km) and Chirihawa (1.6 km).

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

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