Pura observes Gowri Ganesha Habba on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.
Temples near Pura
Named places of worship on record
By population, Pura ranks #22 of 364 villages in Malur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pura is a village of 1,478 people in 324 households (Census 2011) in Malur taluk, Kolar district, Karnataka, the 22nd-largest of 364 villages in Malur taluk. Literacy is 66%, 6 points above the taluk average of 60% and the sex ratio is 942 women per 1,000 men. It lies 25 km from the Kolar district centre, 41 km from Jalhalli, the nearest town, 7 km from Venkatagirikote railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 563130, served by Malur post office; the LGD village code is 622241. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Godlu Muddenahalli, 3 km away. The village votes in Hosakote assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sharath Kumar Bachegowda. The population is estimated at 1,743 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Hulimangala Hosakote (H.Hosakote) →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pura · this village | 1,478 | 66% | — |
| Venkatenahalli · Devanahalli | 677 | 59% | 1.7 km SE |
| Doddamuddenahalli · Devanahalli | 353 | 69% | 3 km W |
| Yaluvahalli · Bangarapet | 786 | 62% | 3.6 km SE |
| Mandibele · Devanahalli | 1,159 | 69% | 5 km S |
| Hyadala · Devanahalli | 940 | 70% | 7 km S |
| Venkatagirikote · Devanahalli | 1,861 | 66% | 7 km W |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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