# Pura Village, Sira, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Sira, Tumkur 

# Pura

Pura is a village in Sira sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572115**. The 2011 Census counted **640 people in 161 households**, the 135th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 640people (2011)
- 161households
- 71.6%literacy
- 572115PIN code

## Pura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pura is 572115.** Pura falls in Sira sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572115
- Gram panchayatBukkapatna
- Community development blockSira
- Census village code610423

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?

- Sira (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)72 km by road
- Sira (nearest town)22 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bukkapatna
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bukkapatna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sira
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 sunflower**. About 75% of the 523 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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, 82 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pura · ■ Sira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**88%

Tap water ****19%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****55%**

**59%

Television ****46%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**27%

Own their home ****95%**

**93%

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 · ■ Sira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**947

Working population ****59.2%**

**55.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 62.0% for women. 66% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 264 (70%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Sira

- Kadarehalli675 people
- Mudigere664 people
- Maragondanahalli649 people
- Ragalahalli648 people
- Mayasandra638 people
- Madenahalli625 people
- Kaligonahalli612 people
- Naragondanahalli603 people

[All 249 villages in Sira](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/sira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pura?572115
- How far is Pura from Tumkur?72 km by road
- What is the population of Pura?640 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pura in?Tumkur district (Sira sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Pura?71.6% (Census 2011)