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About Pura Village

Pura is a mid sized village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,548, made up of 820 males and 728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.36 hectares hectares.

Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 86.36 hectares
Population 1,548
Male Population 820
Female Population 728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pura compares

By the 2011 count Pura is the 167th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 86.36 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Pura

Pura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 27 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Rajawari, about 6.0 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 Rajawari 6.0 km
Nearest town Saidpur 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 17 km
District headquarters Chandauli 27 km

Villages closest to Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sakaldiha 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 1,548. That makes it the 167th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Pura village has 820 males and 728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Pura covers 86.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pura falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pura is Rajawari, about 6.0 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 <5 km distance for Pura.

Pura is about 27 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Rajawari is about 6.0 km away. Saidpur is about 6.6 km away. Sakaldiha is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basatpura (under 2 km), Gaherpura (under 2 km) and Kisunpura (under 2 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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