# Pura Village, Devanahalli, Bangalore Rural (Karnataka)

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Village · Devanahalli, Bangalore Rural 

# Pura

Pura is a village in Devanahalli sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code **562135**. The 2011 Census counted **636 people in 137 households**, the 95th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.0%.

- 636people (2011)
- 137households
- 75.9%literacy
- 562135PIN code

## Pura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pura is 562135.** Pura falls in Devanahalli sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka.

- PIN code562135
- Gram panchayatGudla Muddenahalli
- Community development blockDevanahalli
- Census village code625338

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pura from nearby towns?

- Devanahalli (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bangalore Rural (district HQ)51 km by road
- Vijayapura (nearest town)3 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Pura?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Pura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vijayapura
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · =R28047
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · =R28047
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pura known for?

The main crops are **vegetables**. About 87% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Pura

Of every 100 households in Pura in 2011, 97 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Pura · ■ Devanahalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**17%

Tap water ****99%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**69%

Use banking services ****73%**

**57%

Television ****65%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**40%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**7%

None of these assets ****12%**

**9%

Own their home ****99%**

**88%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Pura?

■ Pura · ■ Devanahalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**962

Working population ****64.5%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 67.6% for women. 64% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (3%) · **■** Household industry 149 (36%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 158 (39%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Devanahalli

- Palya653 people
- Boovanahalli637 people
- Chikka Thattamangala636 people
- Mallepura636 people
- Bammanahalli635 people
- Ranganathapura628 people
- Papanahalli627 people
- Solur Dinne608 people

[All 217 villages in Devanahalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore-rural/devanahalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pura?562135
- How far is Pura from Bangalore Rural?51 km by road
- What is the population of Pura?636 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pura in?Bangalore Rural district (Devanahalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Pura?75.9% (Census 2011)