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Pakur district
पाकुड़ जिला
—  District of Jharkhand  —
Jharkhandpakur
Location of Pakur district in Jharkhand
Country India
State Jharkhand
Administrative division Santhal Pargana division
Established
Headquarters Pakur
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituencies Rajmahal (shared with Sahebganj district)
 • Assembly seats 3
Area
 • Total 686.21 km2 (264.95 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 7,01,616
 • Density 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
 • Urban 5.13%
Demographics
 • Literacy 30.54 per cent[1]
 • Sex ratio 954
Website Official website

Pakur district (Hindi: पाकुड़ जिला) is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Pakur is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district, with a population of 701,616 (census 2001), and covering an area of 686.21 km², is situated on the north-eastern corner of Jharkhand state. The district is bounded on the north by Sahebganj district, on the south by Dumka district, on the west by Godda district, and on the east by the Murshidabad district of West Bengal.

Economy[]

It is famous across the world for its Black stone. It supplies nearly 500 Truck Stone chips daily to Bangladesh. It is generating the highest revenue for Howrah railway Division by supplying Black Stone Chips across India and Coal to Punjab.

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Pakur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[2] It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[2]

Divisions[]

Presently, Pakur district comprises seven blocks: Pakur (Urban), Pakur (Rural), Hiranpur, Littipara, Amrapara, Pakuria and Maheshpur.

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 census Pakur district has a population of 899,200,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Fiji[4] or the US state of Delaware.[5] This gives it a ranking of 465th in India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district has a population density of 498 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,290 /sq mi) .[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 28.15 %.[3] Pakur has a sex ratio of 985 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 50.17 %.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "District-specific Literates and Literacy Rates, 2001". Registrar General, India, Ministry of Home Affairs. http://www.educationforallinindia.com/page157.html. Retrieved 2010-10-10. 
  2. ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme". National Institute of Rural Development. http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf. Retrieved September 27, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
  4. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est." 
  5. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Delaware 897,934" 

External links[]

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