JPSC · District of Jharkhand

Pakur: 9 lakh people, one story

People
9,00,422
Area
1,811 km²
Literacy
48.82%
Sex ratio
989
Top 3 in JharkhandChild sex ratio (0–6): 975 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 2 of 24 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in JharkhandLiteracy rate: 48.82%. Rank 24 of 24.See the numbers →Lowest in JharkhandFemale literacy: 40.52%. Rank 24 of 24.See the numbers →Lowest in JharkhandScheduled Castes: 3.2 % of people. Rank 24 of 24.See the numbers →

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PakurJharkhand

The history, places and schemes of Pakur are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Pakur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population9 lakh#18/24 in Jharkhand
Area1,811 km²#21/24 in Jharkhand
Population density497 per km²#9/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 414
Sex ratio989 females per 1000 males#5/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 948
Child sex ratio (0–6)975 girls per 1000 boys#2/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 948
Literacy rate48.82%#24/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 66.41
Female literacy40.52%#24/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 55.42
Urban population7.5%#17/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 24.0

People & society

48.8% can read. 989 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
57.176.8
Female literacy
40.555.4
Scheduled Castes
3.212.1
Scheduled Tribes
42.126.2
Living in towns
7.524.0

Gender literacy gap: 16.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 45.5%
  • Muslim 35.9%
  • Christian 8.4%
  • Other / not stated 10.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    63 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4 lakh workers, 44.9% of all people

    This district
    Jharkhand
    • Cultivators 26.0%
    • Farm labourers 37.1%
    • Household industry 4.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 32.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 15% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      14.536.3
      Latrine at home
      8.517.5
      Tap water
      2.610.2
      LPG / PNG
      2.49.2
      Phone
      18.238.1
      Television
      7.621.3
      Bicycle
      47.046.7
      Two-wheeler
      4.512.7

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.