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Pakur, India

Pakur is a town of 45,840 people in Jharkhand, India.

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Population45,840 GeoNames
RegionJharkhand
Elevation47 m 154 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Land area8.5 km²
Nearest airportMalda Airport (LDA) 50 km

Why visit Pakur

Townapedia lists 1 place to eat in and around town.

About Pakur

Pakur (previously known as Pakaur) is a town with a nagar palika in the Pakur subdivision of the Pakur district, Jharkhand state, India.

From the Wikipedia article Pakur (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Restaurants and cafes1

C For Cafe

Cafe · Italian, Coffee Shop, Burger, Pizza, Sandwich, Dessert · 1.1 km

1st Floor,Balaji Supermarket near SBI Bazar Branch, Harindanga Bazaar, Pakur

Mo-Su 10:30-22:00

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Healthcare4

Anand Clinic

Clinic and pharmacy · 1.3 km

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Anand Nursing Home

Hospital · 0.8 km

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Pakur Nursing Home, Barhabad

Hospital · 0.9 km

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Sadar Hospital, Pakur

Hospital · 0.6 km

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History

Pakur was earlier a Sub-Division of Santhal Parganas district of Bihar. It was upgraded to the status of district on 28 January 1994. Upon reorganization of Bihar state, India, in 2000 into two separate states, namely, Bihar and Jharkhand, Pakur district came under the administrative control of the Jharkhand state.

From the History section of Pakur on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Map of Pakur

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Getting there and nearby towns

Malda Airport (LDA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 50 km away.

  • Sangrāmpur 4 km north, about 4 min by car
  • Kumārpur 5 km north, about 5 min by car
  • Dhuliān 12 km northeast, about 12 min by car
  • Raghunandanpur 13 km east, about 13 min by car
  • Paikpara 17 km northeast, about 17 min by car
  • Farakka 21 km north, about 21 min by car
  • Barharwā 25 km north, about 25 min by car
  • Jangipur 30 km southeast, about 30 min by car
  • Malda 51 km northeast, about 51 min by car
  • Baharampur 72 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car

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