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{{Infobox settlement | {{Infobox settlement | ||
| name = Kotalpokhar | | name = Kotalpokhar | ||
| other_name = Kotalpukur | | other_name = Kotalpukur | ||
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|mark-coord12={{coord|24|55|10|N|87|20|50|E}} | label-pos12=left|label12= Rajabhita| numbered12=R| mark-title12=[[Rajabhita]] (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-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= | |mark-coord14={{coord|24|44|48|N|87|49|34|E}} | label-pos14=left|label14= Kotalpokhar| numbered14=R| mark-title14=Kotalpokhar (R)|shape-color14=black| label-size14=13|label-color14=black <!-- make the subject of the article stand out with black colors --> | ||
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===Overview=== | ===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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> | 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> | ||
<small>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.</small> | <small>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.</small> | ||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Kotal Pukur a total population of 2,818, of which 1,452 (52%) were males and 1,366 (48%) were females. Population in the age range | According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Kotal Pukur a total population of 2,818, of which 1,452 (52%) were males and 1,366 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 580. The total number of literate persons in Kotal Pukur was 1,294 (57.82% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census2011/> | ||
==Civic administration== | ==Civic administration== | ||
===Police station=== | ===Police station=== | ||
Kotalpokhar police station serves the Barharwa CD block.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://jhpolice.gov.in/sahibganj | title = District Police Profile - Sahibganj| publisher = Jharkhand Police| access-date = 2 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://sahibganj.nic.in/police/ | title = Police | publisher = Government of Jharkhand | access-date = 2 December 2020}}</ref> | Kotalpokhar police station serves the Barharwa CD block.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://jhpolice.gov.in/sahibganj| title = District Police Profile - Sahibganj| publisher = Jharkhand Police| access-date = 2 December 2020| archive-date = 24 November 2020| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201124041957/https://jhpolice.gov.in/sahibganj| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://sahibganj.nic.in/police/ | title = Police | publisher = Government of Jharkhand | access-date = 2 December 2020}}</ref> | ||
==Transport== | ==Transport== | ||
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==Education== | ==Education== | ||
Kotalpokhar High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1956. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://schools.org.in/sahibganj/20090800109/high-shool-kotalpokhar.html | title =High School Kotalpokhar | publisher = Schools.org.in | access-date = 2 December 2020}}</ref> | Kotalpokhar High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1956. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://schools.org.in/sahibganj/20090800109/high-shool-kotalpokhar.html | title =High School Kotalpokhar | publisher = Schools.org.in | access-date = 2 December 2020}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Shibganj Upazila, Chapai Nawabganj|Shibganj, Chapai Nawabganj]], home to a Kotalpokhari diaspora | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:54, 30 June 2025
Kotalpokhar
Kotalpukur | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Kotalpokhar Location in Jharkhand, India  Kotalpokhar Kotalpokhar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°44′48″N 87°49′34″E / 24.746778°N 87.826167°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Sahibganj |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,818 |
| Languages (*For language details see Barharwa (community development block)#Language and religion) | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 816107 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06426 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Rajmahal |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Pakaur |
| Website | sahibganj |
Kotalpokhar (also written as Kotalpukur, Kotal Pukur) is a village in the Barharwa CD block in the Rajmahal subdivision of the Sahibganj district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography[edit | edit source]
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Location[edit | edit source]
Kotalpukur is located at 24°44′48″N 87°49′34″E / 24.746778°N 87.826167°E.
Kotal Pukur has an area of 152.46 hectares (376.7 acres).[1]
Overview[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Kotal Pukur a total population of 2,818, of which 1,452 (52%) were males and 1,366 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 580. The total number of literate persons in Kotal Pukur was 1,294 (57.82% of the population over 6 years).[1]
Civic administration[edit | edit source]
Police station[edit | edit source]
Kotalpokhar police station serves the Barharwa CD block.[3][4]
Transport[edit | edit source]
Kotalpokhar railway station is on the Sahibganj loop.[5]
Education[edit | edit source]
Kotalpokhar High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1956. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X.[6]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Shibganj, Chapai Nawabganj, home to a Kotalpokhari diaspora
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "District Census Handbook, Sahibganj, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ↑ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ↑ "District Police Profile - Sahibganj". Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Police". Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Barharwa-Sahibganj Passenger". IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "High School Kotalpokhar". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 2 December 2020.