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Pakuria
Village
PakuriaLocation in Jharkhand, IndiaShow map of JharkhandPakuriaPakuria (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°20′15″N 87°38′51″E / 24.337538°N 87.647439°E / 24.337538; 87.647439
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Population
• Total	3,234
Languages (*For language details see Pakuria block#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	816117
Telephone/ STD code	06423
Vehicle registration	JH 16
Lok Sabha constituency	Rajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Maheshpur
Website	pakur.nic.in

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°20′15″N 87°38′51″E / 24.337538°N 87.647439°E / 24.337538; 87.647439.

Pakuria has an area of 274 hectares (680 acres).

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.

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).

Civic administration

Police station

Pakuria police station serves Pakuria CD block.

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Pakuria CD block is at Pakuria village.

Education

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

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.

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.

References

1. ^ "District Census Handbook, Pakur, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
2. Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
3. "District Police Profile - Pakur". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
4. "District Census Handbook, Pakur, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Pakur on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
5. "High School Pakuria". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
6. "UPG HS Pakuriya (Girls)". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
7. "Project High School Pakuriya (Kanya)". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

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