Pakur
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| Coordinates: 24°38′N 87°51′E / 24.63°N 87.85°ECoordinates: 24°38′N 87°51′E / 24.63°N 87.85°E | |
| Country |
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| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Pakur |
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| • Total | 8.48 km2 (3.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 45,840 |
| • Density | 5,405.7/km2 (14,001/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Santali |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 816107 |
| Telephone code | +91-06435 |
| Vehicle registration | JH |
| Website | www |
Pakur (previously known as Pakaur) is the district headquarters of Pakur District, Jharkhand state, India.
It is located in the north east corner of Jharkhand State: at 23°40' to 25°18' latitude and 86°25' to 87°57' E. longitude. Pakur is bordered by Sahibganj district in North, Dumka district in South, Godda district in West and Murshidabad and Birbhum districts (of the West Bengal) in the East. Pakur District has an area of about 696 square kilometres and a population of 899,200 (2011 Census).
Pakur was earlier a Sub-Division of Santhal Parganas district of Bihar. It was upgraded to the status of district in 28 January 1994. Upon reorganization of Bihar state, India, in 2000 into two separate states, namely, Bihar and Jharkhand, Pakur district came under the administrative control of the Jharkhand state.
At Pakur, the river Ganges, flowing south-southeast, begins its attrition with the branching away of its first distributary, the Bhāgirathi-Hooghly, which later joins with other tributaries to become the Hooghly River.
As of 2011[update] India census, Pakur had a population of 899,200. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Pakur has an average literacy rate of 50.17%, lower than the national average of 74.4%: male literacy is 59.02%, and female literacy is 41.23%. In Pakur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. Traditionally, Pakur has been the land of Santhals and Mal Paharia Adivasi people. However, over a period of time, demographic composition has gradually changed and the local folks have come to the mainstream of the Indian society. Pakur Railway Station is located on the Sahibganj Loop.
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