Pakartanr Explained

Pakartanr
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:22.7125°N 84.4325°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:3098
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages *
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:835228
Area Code Type:Telephone/ STD code
Area Code:06525
Registration Plate:JH 20
Blank1 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank1 Info Sec1:74.55%
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency

Pakartanr (also called Pakardanr) is a village in the Pakartanr CD block in the Simdega subdivision of the Simdega district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Pakardanr is located at 22.7125°N 84.4325°W

Area overview

In the area presented in the map alongside, "the landscape is formed of hills and undulating plateau" in the south-western part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. About 32% of the district is covered with forests (mark the shaded portions in the map.) It is an overwhelmingly rural area with 92.83% of the population living in the rural areas. A major portion of the rural population depends on rain-fed agriculture (average annual rainfall: 1,100-1,200 mm) for a living.[1]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

There is a police station at Pakartanr.[2] The headquarters of Pakartanr CD block are located at Pakartanr village.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Pakardanr had a total population of 3,098, of which 1,576 (51%) were males and 1,522 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 481. The total number of literate persons in Pakardanr was 1,951 (74.55% of the population over 6 years.[4]

(*For language details see Pakartanr block#Language and religion)

Education

Government High School Pakardanr Ramlova is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1988. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class X. The school has a playground and a library with 203 books.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A. Page 8: Physical aspects, page 9: Forest, Agriculture, page 33: 2011 Census Findings–Population and its Distribution . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 5 November 2021.
  2. Web site: District Police Profile - Simdega . Jharkhand Police. 3 November 2021.
  3. Web site: District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A. Map of Simdega district on the third page . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 3 November 2021.
  4. Web site: District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII B. Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 376478, pages 66-67. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 3 November 2021.
  5. Web site: UPG Govt HS Pakardanr Ramlova. Schools.org . 3 November 2021.