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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Pakur}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Pakur district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Jharkhand|District]] of [[Jharkhand]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name = पाकुड़<br>ᱯᱟᱠᱩᱲ
| image_skyline = Stone crushing unit in Pakur.jpg
| image_caption = A stone-quarrying unit in Pakur district
| image_map = Pakur in Jharkhand (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Pakur district in Jharkhand
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Pakur
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Santhal Pargana division|Santhal Pargana]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Pakur]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 1805.59
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 900,422
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 5.13%
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 50.17 per cent
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 989
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Rajmahal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rajmahal]] (shared with [[Sahebganj district]])
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = 3
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 =
| blank_info_sec1 =
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = http://pakur.nic.in/
| official_name =
}}
'''Pakur district''' is one of the twenty-four districts of [[Jharkhand]] [[States and territories of India|state]], [[India]], and [[Pakur]] is the administrative headquarters of this district. Pakur sub-division of Sahibganj district was carved out on 28 January 1994 to constitute Pakur District. The district, with a population of 900,422 ([[census]] 2011), and covering an area of 686.21 km², is situated on the north-eastern corner of Jharkhand state. The district is bounded on the north by [[Sahibganj district]], on the south by [[Dumka district]], on the west by [[Godda district]], and on the east by the [[Murshidabad]] district of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile|url=http://pakur.nic.in/profile.html|access-date=10 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712024321/http://pakur.nic.in/profile.html|archive-date=12 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Economy==
It is famous across the world for its Black stone. It supplies nearly 500 Truck Stone chips daily to Bangladesh. It is generating the highest revenue for Howrah railway Division by supplying Black Stone Chips across India and Coal to Punjab.

Traditionally, Pakur has been the land of [[Santal people|Santhals]] and [[Mal Paharia people|Mal Paharia]] Adivasi people. However, over a period of time, demographic composition has gradually changed and the local folks have come to the mainstream of the Indian society.

In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Pakur one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj|date=8 September 2009|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|access-date=27 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|archive-date=5 April 2012}}</ref>

== Administration ==

=== Blocks/Mandals ===

Pakur district consists of six community development blocks. The following are the list of the blocks in the Pakur district:

{{Columns-list|colwidth=18em|style=width:850px;|
#[[Pakur|Pakur Block]]
#[[Maheshpur block]]
#[[Hiranpur block]]
#[[Littipara block|Littipara Block]]
#[[Amrapara block]]
#[[Pakuria block]]
}}

==Demographics==
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Pakaur District
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|darkorange|45.55}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|#009000|35.87}}
{{bar percent|[[Christians]]|dodgerblue|8.43}}
{{bar percent|Others|Grey|11.16}}
}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Pakur district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 900,422,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Fiji]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Delaware]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=2011-09-30| quote =Delaware 897,934
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 465th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/>
The district has a population density of {{convert| 498 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 28.15%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Pakur has a [[sex ratio]] of 985 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 50.17%. 42.1% of the district is from STs.<ref name=districtcensus/>
{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Pakur district (2011)
|label1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value1 = 39.42 |color1 = gold
|label2 = [[Santali language|Santali]] |value2 = 36.40 |color2 = mediumblue
|label3 = [[Khortha language|Khortha]] |value3 = 11.84 |color3 = red
|label4 = [[Malto language|Malto]] |value4 = 4.90 |color4 = magenta
|label5 = [[Hindi]] |value5 = 2.83 |color5 = orange
|label6 = [[Urdu]] |value6 = 1.77 |color6 = green
|label7 = Others |value7 = 2.84 |color7 = grey
}}
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 39.42% of the population in the district spoke [[Bengali language|Bengali]], 36.40% [[Santali language|Santali]], 11.84% [[Khortha language|Khortha]], 4.90% [[Malto language|Malto]], 2.83% [[Hindi]] and 1.77% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,15,587|13=1911|14=2,24,304|15=1921|16=2,14,299|17=1931|18=2,44,945|19=1941|20=2,66,956|21=1951|22=2,77,421|23=1961|24=3,47,012|25=1971|26=4,03,078|27=1981|28=4,64,154|29=1991|30=5,64,253|31=2001|32=7,01,664|33=2011|34=9,00,422|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

==See also==
* [[Districts of Jharkhand]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://pakur.nic.in/ Official district government website]
*[http://www.censusindia2011.com/jharkhand/pakur-population.html Pakur District Population, Jharkhand - Census India 2011]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Pakur district
|North = [[Sahibganj district]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Murshidabad district]], [[West Bengal]]
|Southeast = [[Birbhum district]], [[West Bengal]]
|South =
|Southwest =
|West = [[Dumka district]]
|Northwest = [[Godda district]]
}}

{{Navboxes
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{{Blocks of Pakur district}}
{{Districts of Jharkhand}}
{{Minority Concentrated Districts in India}}
{{Santhal Parganas Division}}
{{Santhal Pargana Division topics}}
}}

{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Pakur district| ]]
[[Category:Districts of Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Minority Concentrated Districts in India]]

Pakur district - Revision history

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