About Pura Village

Pura is a large village in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,060, made up of 1,063 males and 997 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Arambag
Pincode	712412
Area (hectares)	129.69 hectares
Population	2,060
Male Population	1,063
Female Population	997
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
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 47th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 129.69 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

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 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 6.6 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Kalyani Ghoshpara, about 2.7 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	Kānchrāpāra	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Kalyani Ghoshpara	2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arambag	6.6 km
District headquarters	Hugli	6.6 km

Villages closest to Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arambag 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 2,060. That makes it the 47th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Pura village has 1,063 males and 997 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Pura is 712412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pura covers 129.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pura falls under Arambag tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pura is Kalyani Ghoshpara, about 2.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pura.

Pura is about 6.6 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura is in Arambag tehsil of Hugli district. Kānchrāpāra is about under 2 km away. Kalyani Ghoshpara is about 2.7 km away. Arambag is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.