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Pakur .
District of Jharkhand in India
A stone-quarrying unit in Pakur district
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Pakur district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state , India , and Pakur 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 km 2
Geography [ edit ]
The district is bounded on the north by Sahibganj district , on the south by Dumka district , on the west by Godda district , and on the east by Birbhum and Murshidabad districts of West Bengal .[2]
Economy [ edit ]
It is famous for its Black stone . It is generating the highest revenue for Howrah railway Division by supplying Black Stone Chips across India and Coal to Punjab .
In the past, Pakur was a land populated by Santhals and Mal 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 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Pakur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640 ).[3] [3]
Administration [ edit ]
Blocks/Mandals [ edit ]
Pakur district consists of six community development blocks. The following are the list of the blocks in the Pakur district:
Maheshpur block
Hiranpur block
Littipara Block
Amrapara block
Pakuria block
Demographics [ edit ]
±% p.a.
215,587
—
224,304
+0.40%
214,299
−0.46%
244,945
+1.35%
266,956
+0.86%
277,421
+0.39%
347,012
+2.26%
403,078
+1.51%
464,154
+1.42%
564,253
+1.97%
701,664
+2.20%
900,422
+2.53%
Religions in Pakur district (2011)[5]
Percent
45.55%
35.87%
9.86%
8.43%
0.29%
According to the 2011 census Pakur district has a population of 900,422,[1] Fiji [6] Delaware .[7] 640 ).[1] mi ).[1] population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 28.15%.[1] sex ratio of 985 females for every 1000 males,[1] literacy 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]
Languages of Pakur district (2011)[8]
Others (1.18%)
At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 39.42% of the population in the district spoke Bengali , 36.40% Santali , 11.84% Khortha , 4.90% Malto , 2.83% Hindi , 1.77% Urdu and 1.66% Bhojpuri as their first language.[8]
Villages [ edit ]
Politics [ edit ]
Name
Party
Alliance
Remarks
4
Litipara
Dinesh William Marandi
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
Pakur
Alamgir Alam
Indian National Congress
Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
Cabinet Minister (Parliamentary Affairs, Rural development)
Maheshpur
Stephen Marandi
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF) . National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011 .
^ "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Jharkhand" (PDF) . census.gov.in . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India .
^ "Table C-01 Population By Religion: Jharkhand" . census.gov.in . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India .
^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population" . Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011 . Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est.
^ "2010 Resident Population Data" . U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011 . Delaware 897,934
^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Jharkhand" . censusindia.gov.in . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India .
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