Pakartanr
Geography
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Location
Pakardanr is located at 22°42′45″N 84°25′57″E / 22.71253°N 84.43248°E
Area overview
In the area presented in the map alongside, "the landscape is formed of hills and undulating plateau" in the south-western part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. About 32% of the district is covered with forests (mark the shaded portions in the map.) It is an overwhelmingly rural area with 92.83% of the population living in the rural areas. A major portion of the rural population depends on rain-fed agriculture (average annual rainfall: 1,100-1,200 mm) for a living.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Civic administration
There is a police station at Pakartanr.
The headquarters of Pakartanr CD block are located at Pakartanr village.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Pakardanr had a total population of 3,098, of which 1,576 (51%) were males and 1,522 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 481. The total number of literate persons in Pakardanr was 1,951 (74.55% of the population over 6 years.
(*For language details see Pakartanr block#Language and religion)
Education
Government High School Pakardanr Ramlova is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1988. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class X. The school has a playground and a library with 203 books.
References
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 8: Physical aspects, page 9: Forest, Agriculture, page 33: 2011 Census Findings–Population and its Distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "District Police Profile - Simdega". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Simdega district on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 376478, pages 66-67. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "UPG Govt HS Pakardanr Ramlova". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2021.