Pakhar, Lohardaga
Pakhar | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Pakhar Location in Jharkhand, India  Pakhar Pakhar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°34′13″N 84°36′57″E / 23.5704°N 84.6157°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Lohardaga |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federal democracy |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,134 |
| Languages * | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 835302 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06526 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 08 |
| Literacy | 33.80% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Lohardaga |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Loharadaga |
| Website | lohardaga |
Pakhar is a village in the Kisko CD block in the Lohardaga Sadar subdivision of the Lohardaga district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
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5miles
River
M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, B: Bauxite mining centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
[edit]Pakhar is located at 23°34′13″N 84°36′57″E / 23.5704°N 84.6157°E
Area overview
[edit]The map alongside shows an undulating plateau area with the hilly tract in the west and north-west. Three Bauxite mining centres are marked. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with 87.6% of the population living in the rural areas.[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.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 Census of India, Pakhar had a total population of 2,134, of which 1,117 (52%) were males and 1,017 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 501. The total number of literate persons in Pakhar was 552 (33.80% of the population over 6 years).[2]
(*For language details see Kisko block#Language and religion)
Bauxite mines
[edit]Lohardaga district has large reserves of world class bauxite across Pakhar, Hisari, Rudhali Pat, Khamar Pat.[3]
Minerals & Minerals Ltd., a subsidiary of Hindalco, operates the 109.507 hectares Pakahar Bauxite Mining Project.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 9: Physical features, Page 22: Census findings. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 362872, pages 56-57. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Lohardaga, Mines and Minerals". District administration. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Compliance Status Report on EC clearance for Pakhar Bauxite Mining Project" (PDF). Hindalco. Retrieved 22 October 2021.