# Pura Village, Gotegaon, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gotegaon, Narsimhapur 

# Pura

Pura is a village in Gotegaon sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **650 people in 178 households**, the 87th largest of 244 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 650people (2011)
- 178households
- 63.0%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Pura PIN code and other codes

Pura falls in Gotegaon sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGotegaon
- Census village code490556

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?

- Gotegaon (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ)54 km by road
- Gotegaon (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?

4 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gotegoan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gotegaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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?

About 64% of the 329 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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, 13 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pura · ■ Gotegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**24%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****8%**

**40%

Television ****5%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****81%**

**46%

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 · ■ Gotegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**897

Working population ****30.9%**

**48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 45.6% for women. 52% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 44 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (73%) · **■** Other work 10 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Gotegaon

- Majni677 people
- Deori Kalan656 people
- Kursibada653 people
- Chandli652 people
- Mehguwan645 people
- Mawai634 people
- Baroda628 people
- Silari627 people

[All 250 villages in Gotegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gotegaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pura from Narsimhapur?54 km by road
- What is the population of Pura?650 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pura in?Narsimhapur district (Gotegaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pura?63.0% (Census 2011)