About Pura Village

Pura is one of the larger villages in Bilhaur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,791, made up of 5,252 males and 4,539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 472.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil	Bilhaur
Pincode	209210
Area (hectares)	472.41 hectares
Population	9,791
Male Population	5,252
Female Population	4,539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	864
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Pura compares

By the 2011 count Pura is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents. Its 472.41 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pura from other places

Pura lies about 32 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Utripura, about under 2 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	Utripura	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bilhaur	12 km
Nearest town	Bāngarmau	20 km
District headquarters	Kanpur Nagar	32 km

Villages closest to Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilhaur 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 9,791. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents.

Pura village has 5,252 males and 4,539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

The pincode recorded for Pura is 209210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pura covers 472.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pura falls under Bilhaur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pura is Utripura, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pura.

Pura is about 32 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura is in Bilhaur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Utripura is about under 2 km away. Bilhaur is about 12 km away. Bāngarmau is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.