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

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Village · Turuvekere, Tumkur 

# Pura

Pura is a village in Turuvekere sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572221**. The 2011 Census counted **906 people in 219 households**, the 51st largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 906people (2011)
- 219households
- 80.1%literacy
- 572221PIN code

## Pura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pura is 572221.** Pura falls in Turuvekere sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572221
- Gram panchayatTalkere
- Community development blockTuruvekere
- Census village code612222

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?

- Turuvekere (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Turuvekere (nearest town)8 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?

11 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Turuvekere
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Turuvekere
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Turuvekere
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 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 **coconuts, arecanut and ragi**. About 80% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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, 92 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pura · ■ Turuvekere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**16%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****21%**

**48%

Television ****49%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**24%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**14%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 · ■ Turuvekere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**930

Working population ****56.0%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 72.6% for women. 69% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 166 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (16%) · **■** Other work 63 (12%) · **■** Marginal 195 (38%)

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 Turuvekere

- Thuyalahalli950 people
- Kurubarahalli Byala935 people
- Kachihalli930 people
- A.Hosahalli925 people
- Angarekhanahalli900 people
- Basavanahalli888 people
- M.Ganganahalli878 people
- Somalapura878 people

[All 243 villages in Turuvekere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/turuvekere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pura?572221
- How far is Pura from Tumkur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Pura?906 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pura in?Tumkur district (Turuvekere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Pura?80.1% (Census 2011)