Kotalpokhar Explained

Kotalpokhar
Other Name:Kotalpukur
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:24.7468°N 87.8262°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Jharkhand
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sahibganj
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:2818
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages (*For language details see Barharwa (community development block)#Language and religion)
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Urdu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:816107
Area Code Type:Telephone/ STD code
Area Code:06426
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Rajmahal
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Pakaur

Kotalpokhar (also written as Kotalpukur, Kotal Pukur) is a village in the Barharwa CD block in the Rajmahal subdivision of the Sahibganj district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Kotalpukur is located at 24.7468°N 87.8262°W.

Kotal Pukur has an area of .[1]

Overview

The map shows a hilly area with the Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the Ganges in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal. Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[2]

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked and you can easily move on to another page of your choice. Enlarge the map to see what else is there – one gets railway links, many more road links and so on.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Kotal Pukur a total population of 2,818, of which 1,452 (52%) were males and 1,366 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 580. The total number of literate persons in Kotal Pukur was 1,294 (57.82% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Civic administration

Police station

Kotalpokhar police station serves the Barharwa CD block.[3] [4]

Transport

Kotalpokhar railway station is on the Sahibganj loop.[5]

Education

Kotalpokhar High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1956. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook, Sahibganj, Series 21, Part XII B. Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 2 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas. P.C.. Roychoudhury . Chapter I: General . Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965 . 5 December 2020.
  3. Web site: District Police Profile - Sahibganj. Jharkhand Police. 2 December 2020.
  4. Web site: Police . Government of Jharkhand . 2 December 2020.
  5. Web site: Barharwa-Sahibganj Passenger. IndiaRailInfo . 2 December 2020.
  6. Web site: High School Kotalpokhar . Schools.org.in . 2 December 2020.