Pakur, Hooghly

This article is about the village in West Bengal, India. For 1 its namesake town in Jharkhand, see Pakur. For 2 its namesake district in Jharkhand, see Pakur district.
Pakur
Village
Pakur is located in West Bengal
Pakur
Pakur
Location in West Bengal, India
Pakur is located in India
Pakur
Pakur
Pakur (India)
Coordinates: 22°43′11″N 88°11′41″E / 22.7196402°N 88.1946309°E / 22.7196402; 88.1946309
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHooghly
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
3,997
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
712702 (Mosat)
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB
Lok Sabha constituencySerampore
Vidhan Sabha constituencyChanditala
Websitewb.gov.in

Pakur is a village in Chanditala I community development block of Srirampore subdivision in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

Geography

Pakur is located at 22°43′11″N 88°11′41″E / 22.7196402°N 88.1946309°E / 22.7196402; 88.1946309.

Gram panchayat

Villages and census towns in Nababpur gram panchayat, in addition to Pakur, are: Alipur, Dudhkalmi and Nababpur.[2]

MAP OF NABABPUR GP

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Pakur had a population of 3,997 of which 1,939 (49%) were males and 2,058 (51%) were females. Population below 6 years was 346. The number of literates in Pakur was 3,161 (86.58% of the population over 6 years).[3]

Culture

Pakur Tarun Sahitya Mandir is a rural library established in 1943 built in part Mr. Gora Mukhopadhyay and Tarak Mukherjee.[4]

References

  1. ^ "banglarbhumi.gov.in". WEST BENGAL ->HUGLI(হুগলী) ->CHANDITALA-I (চণ্ডীতলা-১) Mouza Information. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Pakur". Indian Village Directory. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  3. ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Pakur Tarun Sahitya Mandir". Entranceindia. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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