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About Pura Village

Pura is a mid sized village in Madhogarh tehsil, in the district of Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 653, made up of 357 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450.75 hectares hectares.

Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jalaun
Tehsil Madhogarh
Area (hectares) 450.75 hectares
Population 653
Male Population 357
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available
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 161st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,359 residents. Its 450.75 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, a little below the tehsil average of 867.

Getting to Pura

Pura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pura as Available. 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 31 km from Jalaun, and the nearest railway station is Achhalda, about 33 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
Tehsil headquarters Madhogarh 20 km
Nearest town Auraiya 22 km
District headquarters Jalaun 31 km
Nearest railway station Achhalda 33 km

Villages closest to Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madhogarh 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 653. That makes it the 161st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,359 residents.

Pura village has 357 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 867.

Pura covers 450.75 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 Madhogarh tehsil of Jalaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pura is Achhalda, about 33 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pura.

Pura is about 31 km from Jalaun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura is in Madhogarh tehsil of Jalaun district. Madhogarh is about 20 km away. Auraiya is about 22 km away. Jalaun is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bham Pura (under 2 km), Bonepura (under 2 km) and Kulupura (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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