Pakur District

Jharkhand

Pakur district is one of the districts of Jharkhand. Its administrative headquarters is at Pakur. It covers 1,805 sq km and had a population of 9,00,422 at the 2011 census, a density of 499 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 3 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Pakur
Area
1,805 sq km
Population
9.00 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
499 /km²
Literacy Rate
48.82%
Sex Ratio
989
per 1,000 males
OverviewAdministrationLok SabhaAssemblyRepresentativesElection HistoryPolitical GeographyKey Facts

Pakur District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Pakur district.

Total Population
9.00 Lakh
Male Population
4.53 Lakh
Female Population
4.48 Lakh
Rural Population
8.31 Lakh
Urban Population
69,222
Scheduled Caste
28,100
Scheduled Tribe
3.81 Lakh
Literacy Rate
48.82%
Population Density
499 /km²
Sex Ratio
989
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 57.06%Female literacy 40.52%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Pakur district.

1
Tehsils
6
Blocks
45
Nyay Panchayats
128
Gram Panchayats
1,180
Villages
Headquarters
Pakur
Languages
Bengali, Santhali, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
24.63° N, 87.85° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Pakur

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Rajmahal

Constituency No. 1 · Scheduled Tribe
Partial
Vijay Kumar Hansdak
Vijay Kumar Hansdak
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Litipara
  • Pakur
  • Maheshpur
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Pakur

(3)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Your Representatives from Pakur

(4)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Pakur district.

Election History

Lok Sabha

Rajmahal · No. 1

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaJMMVijay Kumar Hansdak
    Votes 6,13,371Vote share 53.69%Margin 1,78,264
    1. 1. Vijay Kumar Hansdak · JMM6,13,371 (53.69%)
    2. 2. Tala Marandi · BJP4,35,107 (38.09%)
    3. 3. Gopin Soren · CPI(M)28,410 (2.49%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Jharkhand
State
Pakur
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 1
3 Assembly
No. 4, 5, 6

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Pakur District at a Glance

State
Jharkhand
Headquarters
Pakur
Area
1,805 sq km
Population
9.00 Lakh
Population density
499 per km²
Sex ratio
989 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
48.82%
Languages
Bengali, Santhali, Hindi
Tehsils
1
Blocks
6
Gram panchayats
128
Villages
1,180
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
3
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Jharkhand
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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