Pakuria block
| Pakuria | |
|---|---|
| Community development block | |
 Pakuria
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| Coordinates: 24°20′0″N 87°39′9″E / 24.33333°N 87.65250°ECoordinates: 24°20′0″N 87°39′9″E / 24.33333°N 87.65250°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Pakur |
| Elevation | 146 m (479 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 108,576 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Santali |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| • Total literates | 47,945 (53.82%) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 816117 (Pakuria) |
| Telephone/STD code | 06427 |
| Vehicle registration | JH-16 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Rajmahal |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Maheshpur |
| Website | pakur |
| CD Block | |
Pakuria is a community development block that forms an administrative division of Pakur district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 46 km from Pakur, the district headquarters.
Pakuria, the eponymous CD Block headquarters, is located at 24°20′0″N 87°39′9″E / 24.33333°N 87.65250°E.
Pakuria CD Block covers an area of 279.01 km2 and has 18 panchayats, 148 inhabited (chiragi) villages and 8 uninhabited (bechiragi) villages.
As per 2011 Census of India, Pakuria CD Block had a total population of 108,576, all of which were rural. There were 54,181 (50%) males and 54,395 (50%) females. Population below 6 years was 19,484. Scheduled Castes numbered 3,268 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 69,680.
In 2011 census Pakuria (village) had a population of 3,234.
In 2001 census, Hindus constituted 47.15%, Muslims 15.16%, Christians 6.5% and others 30.84% of the population in Pakuria CD Block. In the district as a whole Hindus constituted 44.45%, Muslims 32.74% and Christians 6.01% of the population. The percentage of scheduled tribes in the population of Pakuria CD block was 64.35%. In the district as a whole scheduled tribes constituted 44.59% of the population. Around 85% of the tribal population was composed of Santhals. There are two primitive groups – Mal Paharias and Sauria Paharias.
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