Pakhar, Lohardaga

Not to be confused with Pakhar, Republic of Bashkortostan or Typhoon Pakhar.

Pakhar
Village
Pakhar Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Pakhar Pakhar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°34′13″N84°36′57″E / 23.5704°N 84.6157°E / 23.5704; 84.6157
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.nic.in

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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Cities, towns and locations in Lohardaga district in South Chotanagpur Division
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

Pakhar is located at 23°34′13″N84°36′57″E / 23.5704°N 84.6157°E / 23.5704; 84.6157

Area overview

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

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

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

1. "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.
2. "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.
3. "Lohardaga, Mines and Minerals". District administration. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
4. "Compliance Status Report on EC clearance for Pakhar Bauxite Mining Project" (PDF). Hindalco. Retrieved 22 October 2021.