# Pura Village, Sidlaghatta, Chikkaballapura (Karnataka)

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Village · Sidlaghatta, Chikkaballapura 

# Pura

Pura is a village in Sidlaghatta sub-district of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, PIN code **562102**. The 2011 Census counted **289 people in 56 households**, the 185th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 289people (2011)
- 56households
- 81.7%literacy
- 562102PIN code

## Pura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pura is 562102.** Pura falls in Sidlaghatta sub-district, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka.

- PIN code562102
- Gram panchayatBaktharahalli
- Community development blockSidlaghatta
- Census village code624250

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?

- Sidlaghatta (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Chikkaballapur (district HQ)29 km by road
- Sidlaghatta (nearest town)13 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kakachokkadananai
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mallur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sidlaghatta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sidlaghatta
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 **sericulture**. About 59% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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, 94 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pura · ■ Sidlaghatta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**65%

Tap water ****79%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**85%

Use banking services ****40%**

**62%

Television ****62%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 · ■ Sidlaghatta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**960

Working population ****46.0%**

**51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 69.4% for women. 66% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 49 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (46%) · **■** Other work 15 (11%) · **■** Marginal 8 (6%)

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 Sidlaghatta

- Chyage306 people
- Bommanahalli302 people
- Maddenahalli301 people
- Bachanahalli290 people
- Somanahalli289 people
- Mallahalli288 people
- Kempenahalli276 people
- Pendlivarahalli271 people

[All 291 villages in Sidlaghatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/sidlaghatta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pura?562102
- How far is Pura from Chikkaballapur?29 km by road
- What is the population of Pura?289 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pura in?Chikkaballapura district (Sidlaghatta sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Pura?81.7% (Census 2011)