Pakartanr

Pakartanr (also called Pakardanr) is a village in the Pakartanr CD block in the Simdega subdivision of the Simdega district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Pakartanr
Village
Pakartanr Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Pakartanr Pakartanr (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22.71253°N 84.43248°E / 22.71253; 84.43248
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Government
• Type	Federal democracy
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,098
Languages *
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	835228
Telephone/ STD code	06525
Vehicle registration	JH 20
Literacy	74.55%
Lok Sabha constituency	Khunti
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Simdega
Website	simdega.nic.in

Geography

17km
10.6miles

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Chhinda
River

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Deo
River

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South Koel
River

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Sankh River

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Palkot
Wildlife
Sanctuary

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Simdega

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Thethaitangar

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Kurdeg

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Kolebira

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Kersai

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Pakartanr

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Jaldega

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Bolba

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Bansjore

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Bano

   

Cities, towns and locations in Simdega district in South Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Pakardanr is located at 22.71253°N 84.43248°E / 22.71253; 84.43248

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

The headquarters of Pakartanr CD block are located at Pakartanr village.^[3]

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.^[4]

(*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.^[5]