Pakur

This page provides an overview of Pakur: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

4,434,598
Population
898,174
Households
990
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
38.95%
Approx. literacy

Pakur has an aggregated population of 4,434,598. Approximately 40.61% live in rural areas (1,800,844) and 3.04% live in urban areas (135,024).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 1,800,844 3
Amrapara 195,867 126
Hiranpur 252,237 136
Litipara 317,103 307
Maheshpur 626,586 348
Pakaur 916,233 189
Pakuria 325,728 159

Population summary

Pakur has a population of 4,434,598 (2,228,895 males and 2,205,703 females). The sex ratio is about 990 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population4,434,598
Male2,228,895
Female2,205,703
Rural population1,800,844 (40.61%)
Urban population135,024 (3.04%)
Households898,174

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 38.95%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates1,727,077
Total illiterates2,707,521

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 139,053 (3.14%). ST: 1,892,606 (42.68%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC139,0533.14%
ST1,892,60642.68%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 876,736 (19.77%). Workers: 1,999,074 (45.08%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)876,73619.77%
Total workers1,999,07445.08%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Pakur 900,422
Pakur 832,910
Pakaur 327,915
Pakaur 260,403
Maheshpur 208,862
Maheshpur 208,862
Pakuria 108,576
Pakuria 108,576
Litipara 105,701
Litipara 105,701