Pakuria Explained

Pakuria
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:24.3375°N 87.6474°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Jharkhand
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Pakur
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:3234
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages (*For language details see Pakuria block#Language and religion)
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Urdu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:816117
Area Code Type:Telephone/ STD code
Area Code:06423
Registration Plate:JH 16
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Rajmahal
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Maheshpur

Pakuria is a village in the Pakuria CD block in the Pakur subdivision of the Pakur district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Pakuria is located at 24.3375°N 87.6474°W.

Pakuria 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, Pakuria had a total population of 3,234, of which 1,678 (52%) were males and 1,556 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 394. The total number of literate persons in Pakuria was 2,390 (84.15% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Civic administration

Police station

Pakuria police station serves Pakuria CD block.[3]

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Pakuria CD block is at Pakuria village.[4]

Education

Pakuriya High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1957. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII.[5]

Pakuriya Girls High School is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1932. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X.[6]

Project Girls High School Pakuriya is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1984. It has facilities for teaching from class VIII to class X.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook, Pakur, Series 21, Part XII B. Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 3 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 - Pakur. Jharkhand Police. 3 December 2020.
  4. Web site: District Census Handbook, Pakur, Series 21, Part XII A. Map of Pakur on the third page . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 3 December 2020.
  5. Web site: High School Pakuria . Schools.org.in . 3 December 2020.
  6. Web site: UPG HS Pakuriya (Girls) . Schools.org.in . 3 December 2020.
  7. Web site: Project High School Pakuriya (Kanya) . Schools.org.in . 3 December 2020.