Pakur block

Pakur
Pakaur
Community development block
Pakur

Location in Jharkhand, India

Coordinates: 24°38′18″N 87°50′38″E / 24.63833°N 87.84389°E / 24.63833; 87.84389Coordinates: 24°38′18″N 87°50′38″E / 24.63833°N 87.84389°E / 24.63833; 87.84389
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Elevation 30 m (100 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 282,075
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Santali
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates 91,080 (41.55%)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 816107 (Pakur)
Telephone/STD code 06435
Vehicle registration JH 16
Lok Sabha constituency Rajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituency Pakaur
Website pakur.nic.in
CD Block

Pakur (also spelled Pakaur) is a community development block that forms an administrative division of Pakur district, Jharkhand state, India.

Geography

Pakur, the eponymous CD Block headquarters, is located at 24°38′18″N 87°50′38″E / 24.63833°N 87.84389°E / 24.63833; 87.84389.[1]

Pakur CD Block covers an area of 221.71 km2 and has 36 panchayats, 155 inhabited (chiragi) villages and 34 uninhabited (bechiragi) villages.[2]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Pakaur CD Block had a total population of 282,075, of which 260,403 were rural and 21,672 were urban. There were 141,564 (50%) males and 140,511 (50%) females. Population below 6 years was 62,846. Scheduled Castes numbered 7,733 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 41,180.[3]

Pakur CD Block is only one in the district which has recorded some degree of urbanization. Pakur town is the only one in the district to have a Nagar Palika. There are three census towns in Pakaur CD Block (2011 population in brackets): Kumarpur (7,153), Sagarmpur (6,184) and Raghunandanpur (8,335)[3]

As per 2001 census, Muslims constituted 67.04% of the population in Pakur CD Block, the highest amongst all blocks of the district. Hindus constituted 22.32% of the population. 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 Pakur CD block was 15.48%, the lowest amongst all blocks of the district. 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 in the district – Mal Paharias and Sauria Paharias.[2]

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Pakaur CD Block was 91,080 (41.55% of the population over 6 years) out of which 51,274 (56 %) were males and 39,806 (44 %) were females.[3]

As per 2011 census, literacy in Pakur district was 48.82.[4]Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011.[5]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[6]

Economy

Predominantly agricultural district

Pakur is predominantly a hilly district. There is a narrow fertile alluvial tract bordering the Ganges Feeder Canal. While the hills stretch from the north to the south-east, the rest is rolling area, which is less conducive to agricultural operations than the alluvial strip. The net sown area of the district is around 28%. Thus though the district is predomnantly agricultural it offers only limited opportunities to the people. Many people from the district migrate to the neighbouring districts of West Bengal during the agricultural seasons.[2]

Stone chips industry

Pakur is a centre of mining of black stone which is in great demand in the construction industry. There are four circles for mining of stone – Pakur, Hiranpur, Mahespur and Pakuria. Stone chips are mined in Pakur circle at villages such as Barhabad, Barmesia, Matiyara, Basmata, Bishanpur, Durgapur, Gokulpur, Harirampur, Jogigaria, Kalidaspur, Kashila, Kanhupur, Khaprajora, Kulapahari, Kusmadanga, Kumarpur, Lakhipahari, Malpahari, Mangalpara, Mateyapahari, Patrapahari, Piplajori, Rajbandh, Ramchandrapur, Ramnagar, Saharkol, Salboni, Sitagarh, Sonajori, Sree Rampur, Sundarpahari and Takatola.[7]

Pakur stone industry has about 585 mines/quarries and around 800 crushers are in operation.[8]

Transportation

Pakur is on the Sahibganj Loop. It is part of Howrah Division of Eastern Railway, which handles predominantly passenger traffic. Originating freight in the division is mainly stone chips and ballast from Pakur and Rajgram, and coal traffic from Pakur.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Pakur". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Table 1.3: Select indicators of the administrative blocks, 2001" (PDF). District Human Development Report, Pakur. Pakur District Administration. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "List of mining leases area-wise". Pakur District Administration. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "About Pakur district". YeYu ZNN. ShanghainZNN Machinery Co. Ltd. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "About us". Howrah Division. Eastern Railway. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
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