# Pura Village, Gandhwani, Dhar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Gandhwani, Dhar 

# Pura

Pura is a village in Gandhwani sub-district of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,270 people in 226 households**, the 44th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.3%.

- 1,270people (2011)
- 226households
- 24.7%literacy
- 1,068females per 1,000 males

## Pura PIN code and other codes

Pura falls in Gandhwani sub-district, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGandhwani
- Census village code475251

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?

- Gandhwani (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Dhar (district HQ)90 km by road
- Dhar (nearest town)90 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?

8 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Manawar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 7 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 **makka, soyabean and cotton**. About 50% of the 605 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pura · ■ Gandhwani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****6%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****94%**

**60%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 · ■ Gandhwani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****24.7%**

**43.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**983

Working population ****55.0%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 27.7% for men and 21.9% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 493 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (23%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 39 (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 Gandhwani

- Kesavi1,320 people
- Pithanpura1,320 people
- Dhegda1,313 people
- Balnera1,308 people
- Sironj1,236 people
- Shadi1,219 people
- Khedli Hanuman1,218 people
- Behadada1,214 people

[All 150 villages in Gandhwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dhar/gandhwani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pura from Dhar?90 km by road
- What is the population of Pura?1,270 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pura in?Dhar district (Gandhwani sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pura?24.7% (Census 2011)