Pakur District Population, Jharkhand - Census India 2011

Pakur is one of district of Jharkhand in India. There are 6 Taluks, 1,247 villages and 4 towns in Pakur district.

As per the Census India 2011, Pakur district has 182,317 households, population of 900,422 of which 452,661 are males and 447,761 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 177,623 which is 19.73% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Pakur district is around 989 compared to 948 which is average of Jharkhand state. The literacy rate of Pakur district is 39.19% out of which 45.73% males are literate and 32.58% females are literate. The total area of Pakur is 1,811 sq.km with population density of 497 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 92.5% of population lives in Urban area and 7.5% lives in Rural area. There are 3.16% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 42.1% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Pakur district.

Pakur Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total900,422100%
Hindu410,12745.55%
Muslim322,96335.87%
Other religions and persuasions88,7609.86%
Christian75,8658.43%
Religion not stated1,8460.21%
Sikh3560.04%
Buddhist2830.03%
Jain2220.02%

Pakur Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)191,792
Number of households13,411168,906
Total Population67,512832,910
Population (%)50.97%49.78%
Male Population34,410418,251
Female Population33,102414,659
Sex Ratio962991
Literacy (%)55.29%37.89%

List of Taluks in Pakur

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Pakur district, Jharkhand
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Pakaur327,9152251457985
Maheshpur208,862445470989
Pakuria108,5762843821004
Litipara105,7014142551000
Hiranpur84,079174484978
Amrapara65,289269243983

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Pakur Population Facts

Number of Households182,317
Population900,422
Male Population452,661 (50.27%)
Female Population447,761 (49.73%)
Children Population177,623
Area1,811 km2
Population density/km2497
Sex-ratio989
Literacy39.19%
Male Literacy45.73%
Female Literacy32.58%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %42.1%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %3.16%

Map of Pakur, Jharkhand