Pakur district | |
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 A stone-quarrying unit in Pakur district | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Pakur District | |
.svg) Location of Pakur district in Jharkhand | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Jharkhand |
| Division | Santhal Pargana |
| Headquarters | Pakur |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Shri. Manish Kumar (IAS) |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Rajmahal (shared withSahebganj district) |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 3 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,805.59 km2 (697.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 900,422 |
| • Density | 498.686/km2 (1,291.59/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 5.13% |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 48.82 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 989 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | pakur |
Pakur district is one of the twenty-four districts ofJharkhandstate,India, andPakur is the administrative headquarters of this district. Pakur sub-division of Sahibganj district was carved out on 28 January 1994 to constitute Pakur District. The district, with a population of 900,422 (census 2011), 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 bySahibganj district, on the south byDumka district, on the west byGodda district, and on the east byBirbhum andMurshidabad districts ofWest Bengal.[2] The west of the district contains the Rajmahal Hills, while the east of the district is mostly flat plain.
It is famous for itsBlack stone. It is generating thehighest revenue forHowrah railway Division by supplying Black Stone Chips across India andCoal toPunjab.
In the past, Pakur was a land populated bySanthals andMal Paharia people. However, over a period of time, demographic composition has gradually changed to the modern era, and the local folks have come to the mainstream of the Indian society.
In 2006 theMinistry of Panchayati Raj named Pakur one of the country's 250most backward districts (out of a total of640).[3] It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[3]
Pakur district consists of six community development blocks. The following are the list of the blocks in the Pakur district:
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 215,587 | — |
| 1911 | 224,304 | +0.40% |
| 1921 | 214,299 | −0.46% |
| 1931 | 244,945 | +1.35% |
| 1941 | 266,956 | +0.86% |
| 1951 | 277,421 | +0.39% |
| 1961 | 347,012 | +2.26% |
| 1971 | 403,078 | +1.51% |
| 1981 | 464,154 | +1.42% |
| 1991 | 564,253 | +1.97% |
| 2001 | 701,664 | +2.20% |
| 2011 | 900,422 | +2.53% |
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| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 45.55% | |||
| Islam | 35.87% | |||
| Sarna | 9.86% | |||
| Christianity | 8.43% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.29% | |||
According to the2011 census Pakur district has apopulation of 900,422,[1] roughly equal to the nation ofFiji.[6] This gives it a ranking of 465th in India (out of a total of640).[1] The district has a population density of 498 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,290/sq mi).[1] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 28.15%.[1] Pakur has asex ratio of 985females for every 1000 males,[1] and aliteracy rate of 48.82%. 7.50% of the population lives in ruban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 3.16% and 42.10% of the population respectively.[1]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 39.42% of the population in the district spokeBengali, 36.40%Santali, 11.84%Khortha, 4.90%Malto, 2.83%Hindi, 1.77%Urdu and 1.66%Bhojpuri as their first language.[7]
| District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Alliance | Remarks | ||
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| Pakur | 4 | Litipara | Hemlal Murmu | |||||
| 5 | Pakur | Nisat Alam | Indian National Congress | |||||
| 6 | Maheshpur | Stephen Marandi | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |||||
Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est.
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