# Pura Village, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur 

# Pura

Pura is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572226**. The 2011 Census counted **141 people in 36 households**, the 194th largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 141people (2011)
- 36households
- 90.6%literacy
- 572226PIN code

## Pura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pura is 572226.** Pura falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572226
- Gram panchayatKuppuru
- Community development blockChiknayakanhalli
- Census village code610186

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?

- Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Chikkanayakanahalli (nearest town)10 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

- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Aralikere
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chiknayakanhalli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chiknayakanhalli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chiknayakanhalli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 **ragi and horsegram**. About 95% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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, 78 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pura · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****78%**

**46%

Television ****39%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****400**

**995

Working population ****76.6%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 85.2% for women. 78% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 57 (53%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 50 (46%)

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 Chiknayakanhalli

- Yarakatte163 people
- Chikkabelavadi152 people
- Gotigenahalli145 people
- Keshavapura145 people
- Muthugadahalli131 people
- Uppalekanahalli124 people
- Thimmalapura119 people
- Kottigal118 people

[All 233 villages in Chiknayakanhalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pura?572226
- How far is Pura from Tumkur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Pura?141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pura in?Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Pura?90.6% (Census 2011)