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District of Jharkhand

Pakur District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 11.57 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

11,57,000 1.16 million 1 March 2026

Pakur district's population is estimated at ≈11.57 lakh (11,57,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Jharkhand projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 9,00,422.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Jharkhand. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Pakur district

Census 2011
9,00,422
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 11.57 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
67,512

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
8,32,910

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 11.57 lakh 11,57,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
9 lakh 9,00,422 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
497per km² 2011
Sex ratio
989 Jharkhand: 948
Child sex ratio (0–6)
975 Jharkhand: 948
Literacy rate
48.8% Male 57.1% · Female 40.5%
Urban share
7.5% Jharkhand: 24.1%
Growth 2001–11
+28.3% Jharkhand: +22.4%
Area
1,811km² Census 2011
Households
1.82 lakh 4.9 people per household
Villages
1,247 Census 2011
Towns
4 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Pakur: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
13 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19512,77,421
19613,47,012
19714,03,078
19814,64,154
19915,64,253
20017,01,664
20119,00,422
2016 *9,88,000
2021 *10,74,000
2026 *11,57,000
2031 *12,34,000
2036 *13,03,000

* Estimate

How Pakur's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Pakur's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Pakaur3,27,91536.4%98547.0%20.6%
2 Maheshpur2,08,86223.2%98952.3%0.0%
3 Pakuria1,08,57612.1%100453.8%0.0%
4 Litipara1,05,70111.7%100040.7%0.0%
5 Hiranpur84,0799.3%97851.9%0.0%
6 Amrapara65,2897.3%98346.6%0.0%

Largest towns in Pakur (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Pakur (Census 2011)
  1. Pakaur 45,840
  2. Raghunandanpur CT 8,335
  3. Kumarpur CT 7,153
  4. Sagarmpur CT 6,184

How people in Pakur worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

26.0%

Agricultural labourers

37.1%

Household industry

4.8%

Other work

32.1%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 44.9%.

Age structure of Pakur

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Pakur
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-462,12160,944
5-964,99362,867
10-1458,89655,089
15-1939,97036,887
20-2435,17339,747
25-2935,19136,098
30-3431,42930,930
35-3928,38027,482
40-4424,44223,185
45-4920,76120,217
50-5416,87915,357
55-5911,18412,272
60-6410,67411,861
65-695,7096,765
70-743,5824,344
75-791,1851,515
80+1,4591,632
Children (0–14)
40.6%
Jharkhand 36.2%
Working age (15–59)
54.0%
Jharkhand 56.7%
Older people (60+)
5.4%
Jharkhand 7.2%
Median age
20.5years
Jharkhand 22.4
Dependency ratio
77.0
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Jharkhand 67.9

Languages spoken in Pakur

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 36 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Pakur
  1. Bengali 39.4%
  2. Santali 36.4%
  3. Hindi 16.8%
  4. Malto 4.9%
  5. Urdu 1.8%
  6. Koda/Kora 0.3%
  7. Marathi 0.1%
  8. Sindhi 0.1%
  9. All other languages 0.3%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Bengali39.4%
  2. Santali36.2%
  3. Khortha/Khotta11.8%
  4. Pahariya4.9%
  5. Hindi2.8%
  6. Urdu1.8%
  7. Bhojpuri1.7%
  8. Koda/Kora0.3%

Housing and amenities in Pakur

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 17.4%

    Jharkhand 45.9%

  • Tap water 3.1%

    Jharkhand 12.9%

  • Water source within premises 6.5%

    Jharkhand 23.2%

  • Toilet within premises 10.2%

    Jharkhand 22.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 88.9%

    Jharkhand 76.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 8.7%

    Jharkhand 25.5%

  • Closed drainage 1.1%

    Jharkhand 7.2%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 2.9%

    Jharkhand 11.7%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 73.6%

    Jharkhand 68.7%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 21.2%

    Jharkhand 46.1%

  • Television 9.1%

    Jharkhand 26.9%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 5.4%

    Jharkhand 16.1%

  • Computer or laptop 2.5%

    Jharkhand 6.9%

  • Car, jeep or van 0.5%

    Jharkhand 2.8%

  • Use banking services 31.7%

    Jharkhand 54.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 33.7%

    Jharkhand 21.0%

The home itself

  • Own their home 97.4%

    Jharkhand 89.3%

  • Rent their home 1.6%

    Jharkhand 7.7%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 22.8%

    Jharkhand 38.3%

  • House in good condition 34.0%

    Jharkhand 43.4%

  • Concrete roof 9.5%

    Jharkhand 26.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 10.7%

    Jharkhand 28.8%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 57.8%

    Jharkhand 29.2%

Jharkhand

What the numbers say

  • Pakur district held 2.7% of Jharkhand's population in 2011, 18th of 24 districts.
  • Literacy is 48.8%, 17.6 points below the Jharkhand average of 66.4%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 57.1% of men but only 40.5% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 989 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 948.
  • 7.5% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Jharkhand as a whole (24.1%).
  • The population grew 28.3% in 2001–11, faster than Jharkhand's 22.4%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈11.57 lakh, implies growth of about 28% since 2011; it is tied to the official Jharkhand projection.

Compare with

All districts of Jharkhand →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (16 May 2026 – 14 June 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Pakur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Pakur (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Pakur (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareJharkhand
Hindu 4,10,127 45.5% 67.8%
Muslim 3,22,963 35.9% 14.5%
Christian 75,865 8.4% 4.3%
Sikh 356 0.0% 0.2%
Buddhist 283 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 222 0.0% 0.0%
Other religions and persuasions 88,760 9.9% 12.8%
Religion not stated 1,846 0.2% 0.2%
Total9,00,422100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Pakur district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈11,57,000 (11.57 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Pakur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Jharkhand projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 9,00,422.

What was the population of Pakur district in Census 2011?
9,00,422: 4,52,661 males and 4,47,761 females, of whom 67,512 lived in towns and 8,32,910 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Pakur?
Literacy was 48.8% in 2011 (men 57.1%, women 40.5%). The sex ratio was 989 females per 1,000 males, and 975 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Pakur district?
Pakaur, with 45,840 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Pakur district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,247 Census 2011 villages and 4 towns.

⤓ Download Jharkhand district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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