Kotalpokhar

Kotalpokhar Kotalpukur
Village
Kotalpokhar Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Kotalpokhar Kotalpokhar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°44′48″N87°49′34″E / 24.746778°N 87.826167°E / 24.746778; 87.826167 Coordinates: 24°44′48″N87°49′34″E / 24.746778°N 87.826167°E / 24.746778; 87.826167
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,818
Languages (*For language details see Barharwa (community development block)#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	816107
Telephone/ STD code	06426
Lok Sabha constituency	Rajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Pakaur
Website	sahibganj.nic.in

Kotalpokhar (also written as Kotalpukur, Kotal Pukur) is a village in the Barharwa CD block in the Rajmahal subdivision of the Sahibganj district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in the Sahibganj, Godda and Pakur districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Kotalpukur is located at 24°44′48″N87°49′34″E / 24.746778°N 87.826167°E / 24.746778; 87.826167 .

Kotal Pukur has an area of 152.46 hectares (376.7 acres). ^[1]

Overview

The map shows a hilly area with the Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the Ganges in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal. Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation. ^[2]

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked and you can easily move on to another page of your choice. Enlarge the map to see what else is there – one gets railway links, many more road links and so on.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Kotal Pukur a total population of 2,818, of which 1,452 (52%) were males and 1,366 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 580. The total number of literate persons in Kotal Pukur was 1,294 (57.82% of the population over 6 years). ^[1]

Civic administration

Police station

Kotalpokhar police station serves the Barharwa CD block. ^{[3] [4]}

Transport

Kotalpokhar railway station is on the Sahibganj loop. ^[5]

Education

Kotalpokhar High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1956. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. ^[6]

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Sahibganj, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
2. Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
3. "District Police Profile - Sahibganj". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
4. "Police". Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
5. "Barharwa-Sahibganj Passenger". IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
6. "High School Kotalpokhar". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 2 December 2020.