Pakur District Population, Jharkhand - Census India 2011

Pakur is one of district of Jharkhand in India. There are 6 Taluks, 1247 villages and 4 towns in Pakur district.

As per the Census India 2011, Pakur district has 182317 households, population of 900422 of which 452661 are males and 447761 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 177623 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 1811 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
Total900422100%
Hindu41012745.55%
Muslim32296335.87%
Other religions and persuasions887609.86%
Christian758658.43%
Religion not stated18460.21%
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)18.591792.41
Number of households13411168906
Total Population67512832910
Population (%)50.97%49.78%
Male Population34410418251
Female Population33102414659
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
Pakaur327915225.041457985
Maheshpur208862444.61470989
Pakuria108576284.433821004
Litipara105701414.192551000
Hiranpur84079173.77484978
Amrapara65289268.96243983

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Pakur Population Facts

Number of Households182317
Population900422
Male Population452661 (50.27%)
Female Population447761 (49.73%)
Children Population177623
Area1811 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