# Pura Village, Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/gauribidanur/pura/ Village · Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura # Pura Pura is a village in Gauribidanur sub-district of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, PIN code **561211**. The 2011 Census counted **1,286 people in 313 households**, the 57th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 1,286people (2011) - 313households - 75.2%literacy - 561211PIN code ## Pura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pura is 561211.** Pura falls in Gauribidanur sub-district, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka. - PIN code561211 - Gram panchayatPura - Community development blockGauribidanur - Census village code623394 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? - Gauribidanur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Chikkaballapur (district HQ)17 km by road - Gauribidanur (nearest town)14 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? 12 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manchenahalli - ○Degree college10+ km · Gauribidanur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gauribidanur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 **groundnut**. About 52% of the 459 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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, 91 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pura · ■ Gauribidanur rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **88% Toilet within the home ****30%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **77% Tap water ****0%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **87% Use banking services ****23%** **52% Television ****49%** **42% Mobile phone ****55%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****22%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **29% Own their home ****97%** **92% 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 · ■ Gauribidanur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108** **955 Working population ****59.9%** **55.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 69.5% for women. 65% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 166 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (17%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 122 (16%) · **■** Marginal 343 (45%) 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 Gauribidanur - Somasettyhalli1,387 people - Vedalaveni1,357 people - Venkatapura1,357 people - Katanakallu1,296 people - Nakkalahalli1,285 people - Bodabandahalli1,284 people - Kenkere1,275 people - Hunasenahalli1,266 people [All 238 villages in Gauribidanur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/gauribidanur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pura?561211 - How far is Pura from Chikkaballapur?17 km by road - What is the population of Pura?1,286 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pura in?Chikkaballapura district (Gauribidanur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Pura?75.2% (Census 2011)