# Pura Village, Khaniyadhana, Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Khaniyadhana, Shivpuri 

# Pura

Pura is a village in Khaniyadhana sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,657 people in 671 households**, the 10th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.

- 2,657people (2011)
- 671households
- 42.6%literacy
- 862females per 1,000 males

## Pura PIN code and other codes

Pura falls in Khaniyadhana sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhaniyadhana
- Census village code456371

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?

- Khaniyadhana (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shivpuri (district HQ)100 km by road
- Khaniyadhana (nearest town)12 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?

10 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khaniyadhana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pichhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khaniyadhana
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 **soyabean**. About 77% of the 808 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pura · ■ Khaniyadhana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**21%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**7%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**29%

Television ****1%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****67%**

**42%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 · ■ Khaniyadhana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.6%**

**57.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**895

Working population ****48.9%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.7% for men and 30.6% for women. 51% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 327 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (9%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 70 (5%) · **■** Marginal 760 (58%)

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 Khaniyadhana

- Pipra Achhrauni3,154 people
- Gudar3,073 people
- Kafar2,846 people
- Silpura2,811 people
- Devkho2,562 people
- Jhaloni2,468 people
- Budhon Rajapur2,101 people
- Pahadpur2,066 people

[All 143 villages in Khaniyadhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/khaniyadhana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pura from Shivpuri?100 km by road
- What is the population of Pura?2,657 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pura in?Shivpuri district (Khaniyadhana sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pura?42.6% (Census 2011)