Pakuria

{{About|the village in Jharkhand, India|its namesake community development block|Pakuria block}}

{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Pakuria

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| settlement_type = Village

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| pushpin_map = India Jharkhand#India

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand, India

| coordinates = {{coord|24.337538|N|87.647439|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Jharkhand

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Pakur

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| unit_pref = Metric

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| population_total = 3234

| population_as_of = 2011

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| population_density_km2 = auto

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| 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

| website = {{URL|pakur.nic.in/}}

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

==Geography==

{{OSM Location map

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| coord={{coord|24|51|0|N|87|33|0|E}}| float=left|caption=Cities, towns and locations in the Sahibganj, Godda and Pakur districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

|mark-coord1={{coord|25|5|15|N|87|28|20|E}} | label-pos1=top|label1= Bara Boarijore | numbered1=R| mark-title1=Bara Boarijore (R)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=11| mark-size1=12|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1= #C40000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2

|mark-coord2={{coord|24|40|41|N|87|10|19|E}} | label-pos2=right|label2= Poraiyahat| numbered2=R| mark-title2=Poraiyahat (R)

|mark-coord3={{coord|24|59|41|N|87|12|7|E}} | label-pos3=left|label3= Basantrai| numbered3=R| mark-title3=Basantrai, Godda (R)

|mark-coord4={{coord|25|9|2|N|87|19|20|E}} | label-pos4=left|label4= Belbadda| numbered4=R| mark-title4=Belbadda (R)

|mark-coord5={{coord|25|12|52|N|87|23|28|E}} | label-pos5=left|label5= Dhamri| numbered5=R| mark-title5=Dhamri (R)

|mark-coord6={{coord|25|5|50|N|87|14|0|E}} | label-pos6=left|label6= Hanwara| numbered6=R| mark-title6=Hanwara (R)

|mark-coord7={{coord|25|3|45|N|87|22|0|E}} | label-pos7=top|label7= Lalmatia| numbered7=R| mark-title7=Lalmatia, Godda (R)

|mark-coord8={{coord|25|11|40|N|87|22|17|E}} | label-pos8=left|label8= Mehrma| numbered8=R| mark-title8=Mehrma (R)

|mark-coord9={{coord|24|49|46|N|87|7|50|E}} | label-pos9=left|label9= Motia| numbered9=R| mark-title9=Motia (R)

|mark-coord10={{coord|25|4|30|N|87|14|20|E}} | label-pos10=right|label10= Parsa| numbered10=R| mark-title10=Parsa, Godda (R)

|mark-coord11={{coord|24|56|44|N|87|16|37|E}} | label-pos11=left|label11= Pathargama| numbered11=R| mark-title11=Pathargama, Godda (R)

|mark-coord12={{coord|24|55|10|N|87|20|50|E}} | label-pos12=left|label12= Rajabhita| numbered12=R| mark-title12=Rajabhita (R)

|mark-coord13={{coord|24|45|18|N|87|21|43|E}} | label-pos13=left|label13= Sunderpahari| numbered13=R| mark-title13=Sunderpahari, Godda (R)

|mark-coord14={{coord|24|44|48|N|87|49|34|E}} | label-pos14=left|label14= Kotalpokhar| numbered14=R| mark-title14=Kotalpokhar (R)

|mark-coord15={{coord|25|8|37|N|87|29|55|E}} | label-pos15=top|label15= Mandro|labela15=Damin Bazar| numbered15=R| mark-title15=Mandro Damin Bazar (R)

|mark-coord16={{coord|25|14|40|N|87|29|48|E}} | label-pos16=left|label16= Mirzachauki| numbered16=R| mark-title16=Mirzachauki (R)

|mark-coord17={{coord|24|50|0|N|87|45|41|E}} | label-pos17=right|label17= Pathna| numbered17=R| mark-title17=Pathna, Sahibganj (R)

|mark-coord18={{coord|24|52|46|N|87|52|45|E}} | label-pos18=right|label18= Radhanagar| numbered18=R| mark-title18=Radhanagar, Sahibganj (R)

|mark-coord19={{coord|24|50|50|N|87|41|16|E}} | label-pos19=bottom|label19= Ranga| numbered19=R| mark-title19=Ranga, Sahibganj (R)

|mark-coord20={{coord|25|6|13|N|87|43|59|E}} | label-pos20=left|label20= Taljhari| numbered20=R| mark-title20=Taljhari, Sahibganj (R)

|mark-coord21={{coord|24|57|30|N|87|51|22|E}} | label-pos21=top|label21= Udhwa| numbered21=R| mark-title21=Udhwa (R)

|mark-coord22={{coord|24|32|0|N|87|34|18|E}} | label-pos22=right|label22= Amrapara| numbered22=R| mark-title22=Amrapara (R)

|mark-coord23={{coord|24|42|45|N|87|42|17|E}} | label-pos23=right|label23= Hiranpur| numbered23=R| mark-title23=Hiranpur (R)

|mark-coord24={{coord|24|41|41|N|87|37|1|E}} | label-pos24=left|label24= Litipara| numbered24=R| mark-title24=Litipara (R)

|mark-coord25={{coord|24|29|40|N|87|45|42|E}} | label-pos25=left|label25= Maheshpur| numbered25=R| mark-title25=Maheshpur, Pakur (R)

|mark-coord26={{coord|24|20|15|N|87|38|50|E}} | label-pos26= right|label26= Pakuria| numbered26=R| mark-title26= Pakuria (R)|shape-color26=black| label-size26=13|label-color26=black

|mark-coord27={{coord|24|32|14|N|87|30|17|E}} | label-pos27=top|label27= Panchuara| numbered27=R| mark-title27=Panchuara (R)

|mark-coord28={{coord|24|50|10|N|87|13|12|E}} | label-pos28=top|label28=Godda| numbered28=M| mark-title28= Godda (M) |label-size28=12 |label-color28=#800000

|mark-coord29={{coord|25|3|0|N|87|50|24|E}} | label-pos29=bottom|label29=Rajmahal| numbered29=M| mark-title29= Rajmahal (M) |label-size29=12 |label-color29=#800000

|mark-coord30={{coord|25|15|0|N|87|39|0|E}} | label-pos30=bottom|label30=Sahebganj| numbered30=M| mark-title30= Sahebganj (M) |label-size30=12 |label-color30=#800000

|mark-coord31={{coord|24|37|30|N|87|51|0|E}} | label-pos31=bottom|label31=Pakur| numbered31=M| mark-title31= Pakur (M) |label-size31=12 |label-color31=#800000

|mark-coord32={{coord|24|52|26|N|87|35|33|E}} | label-pos32=bottom|label32= Bhognadih| numbered32=H| mark-title32=Bhognadih (H) | shape-color32=#AA6666

|mark-coord33={{coord|25|15|39|N|87|32|18|E}} | label-pos33=top|label33= Teliagarhi| numbered33=H| mark-title33=Teliagarhi (H) | shape-color33=#AA6666

|mark-coord34={{coord|25|11|25|N|87|43|34|E}} | label-pos34=right|label34= Moti Jharna| numbered34=H| mark-title34=Moti Jharna (H) | shape-color34=#AA6666

|mark-coord35={{coord|25|14|50|N|87|42|55|E}} | label-pos35=right|label35= Sakrigali| numbered35=H| mark-title35=Sakrigali (H) | shape-color35=#AA6666

|mark-coord36={{coord|25|3|10|N|87|20|20|E}} | label-pos36=left|label36=Rajmahal coalfield |numbered36=0 | mark-title36=Rajmahal coalfield (A)| label-size36=12| shape-color36=#AA6666

|mark-coord37={{coord|25|1|10|N|87|18|50|E}}| label-pos37=bottom|label37=Mahagama| numbered37=CT| mark-title37= Mahagama (CT) |shape-color3= #A40000

|mark-coord38={{coord|24|48|21|N|87|19|27|E}}| label-pos38=left|label38=Sarauni| numbered38=CT| mark-title38= Sarauni (CT) |shape-color38= #A40000

|mark-coord39={{coord|24|51|10|N|87|46|37|E}}| label-pos39=top|label39=Barharwa| numbered39=CT| mark-title39= Barharwa (CT) |shape-color39= #A40000

|mark-coord40={{coord|24|54|30|N|87|37|20|E}}| label-pos40=right|label40=Berhait Bazar| numbered40=CT| mark-title40= Berhait Bazar (CT) |shape-color40= #A40000

|mark-coord41={{coord|24|54|50|N|87|35|40|E}}| label-pos41=top|label41=Berhait Santali| numbered41=CT| mark-title41= Berhait Santali (CT) |shape-color41= #A40000

|mark-coord42={{coord|25|2|5|N|87|35|55|E}}| label-pos42=top|label42=Borio| numbered42=CT| mark-title42= Borio, Sahibganj (CT) |shape-color42= #A40000

|mark-coord43={{coord|24|57|20|N|87|49|20|E}}| label-pos43=left|label43=Patra| numbered43=CT| mark-title43= Patra, Sahibganj (CT) |shape-color43= #A40000

|mark-coord44={{coord|25|0|0|N|87|44|26|E}}| label-pos44=left|label44=Tin Pahar| numbered44=CT| mark-title44= Tin Pahar (CT) |shape-color44= #A40000

|mark-coord45={{coord|24|55|45|N|87|50|32|E}}| label-pos45=left|label45=Kumarpur| numbered45=CT| mark-title45= Kumarpur (CT) |shape-color45= #A40000

|mark-coord46={{coord|24|38|40|N|87|53|15|E}}| label-pos46=left|label46=Raghunandanpur| numbered46=CT| mark-title46= Raghunandanpur (CT) |shape-color46= #A40000

|mark-coord47={{coord|24|40|13|N|87|51|5|E}}| label-pos47=left|label47=Sagarmpur| numbered47=CT| mark-title47= Sagarmpur (CT) |shape-color47= #A40000

|mark-coord48={{coord|25|15|30|N|87|43|0|E}} |label48= Ganges| label-color48 = #77A1CB| label-angle48=0| label-pos48=top| label-size48=10| mark-size48=0| mark-title48 =none

|mark-coord49={{coord|24|38|38|N|87|18|29|E}} | label-pos49=left|label49= Dewdanr| numbered49=R| mark-title49=Dewdanr (R)

|arc-coordA={{coord|24|20|0|N|87|25|0|E}}|arc-textA= RAJMAHAL HILLS| arc-text-colorA=hard grey| arc-angleA=-101| arc-gapA=2.7| arc-radiusA=1.15

|arc-coordB={{coord|25|18|0|N|87|15|0|E}}|arc-textB= BIHAR| arc-text-colorB=hard grey| arc-angleB=-40| arc-gapB=7.5| arc-radiusB=0.35

|arc-coordC={{coord|25|20|50|N|87|53|40|E}}|arc-textC= WEST BENGAL| arc-text-colorC=hard grey| arc-angleC=40| arc-gapC=5.0| arc-radiusC=0.4}}

=Location=

Pakuria is located at {{coord|24.337538|N|87.647439|E|display=inline}}.

Pakuria has an area of {{convert|274|ha}}.{{cite web| url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2008_PART_B_DCHB_PAKUR.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Pakur, Series 21, Part XII B| work= Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 3 December 2020}}

=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.{{cite web| url = https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.3120/page/n1/mode/2up |title = Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas| first= P.C.|last=Roychoudhury | work= Chapter I: General |publisher= Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965 | access-date = 5 December 2020}}

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.{{cite web| url = https://jhpolice.gov.in/pakur | title = District Police Profile - Pakur| publisher = Jharkhand Police| access-date = 3 December 2020}}

=CD block HQ=

Headquarters of Pakuria CD block is at Pakuria village.{{cite web| url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2008_PART_A_DCHB_PAKUR.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Pakur, Series 21, Part XII A| work= Map of Pakur on the third page |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 3 December 2020}}

Education

Pakuriya High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1957. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII.{{cite web | url =https://schools.org.in/pakaur/20100800106/high-school-pakuriya.html | title = High School Pakuria | publisher = Schools.org.in | access-date = 3 December 2020}}

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.{{cite web | url = https://schools.org.in/pakaur/20100800102/upg-hs-pakuriya-girls.html | title = UPG HS Pakuriya (Girls) | publisher = Schools.org.in | access-date = 3 December 2020}}

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.{{cite web | url = https://schools.org.in/pakaur/20100800107/project-high-school-pakuriya-kanya.html | title = Project High School Pakuriya (Kanya) | publisher = Schools.org.in | access-date = 3 December 2020}}

References

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{{Santhal Parganas Division}}

Category:Villages in Pakur district