Panchuara

Village in Jharkhand, India

Village in Jharkhand, India
Panchuara
Pachhwara
Village
24°32′05″N 87°30′17″E / 24.534667°N 87.504722°E / 24.534667; 87.504722
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictPakur
Area
 • Total1,325.16 km2 (511.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,958
 • Density2.2/km2 (5.8/sq mi)
Languages (*For language details see Amrapara block#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
814111
Telephone/ STD code06427
Lok Sabha constituencyRajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituencyLitipara
Websitepakur.nic.in

Panchuara (also known as Pachhwara) is a village in Amrapara CD block in Pakur subdivision of Pakur district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Dewdanr
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Dewdanr (R)
Ganges
Sagarmpur
CT
Sagarmpur (CT)
Raghunandanpur
CT
Raghunandanpur (CT)
Kumarpur
CT
Kumarpur (CT)
Tin Pahar
CT
Tin Pahar (CT)
Patra
CT
Patra, Sahibganj (CT)
Borio
CT
Borio, Sahibganj (CT)
Berhait Santali
CT
Berhait Santali (CT)
Berhait Bazar
CT
Berhait Bazar (CT)
Barharwa
CT
Barharwa (CT)
Sarauni
CT
Sarauni (CT)
Mahagama
CT
Mahagama (CT)
Rajmahal coalfield
Rajmahal coalfield (A)
Sakrigali
H
Sakrigali (H)
Moti Jharna
H
Moti Jharna (H)
Teliagarhi
H
Teliagarhi (H)
Bhognadih
H
Bhognadih (H)
Pakur
M
Pakur (M)
Sahebganj
M
Sahebganj (M)
Rajmahal
M
Rajmahal (M)
Godda
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Godda (M)
Panchuara
R
Pakuria
R
Pakuria (R)
Maheshpur
R
Maheshpur, Pakur (R)
Litipara
R
Litipara (R)
Hiranpur
R
Hiranpur (R)
Amrapara
RV
Amrapara (R)
Udhwa
R
Udhwa (R)
Taljhari
R
Taljhari, Sahibganj (R)
Ranga
R
Ranga, Sahibganj (R)
Radhanagar
R
Radhanagar, Sahibganj (R)
Pathna
R
Pathna, Sahibganj (R)
Mirzachauki
R
Mirzachauki (R)
Mandro
Damin Bazar
R
Mandro Damin Bazar (R)
Kotalpokhar
R
Kotalpokhar (R)
Sunderpahari
R
Sunderpahari, Godda (R)
Rajabhita
R
Rajabhita (R)
Pathargama
R
Pathargama, Godda (R)
Parsa
R
Parsa, Godda (R)
Motia
R
Motia (R)
Mehrma
R
Mehrma (R)
Lalmatia
R
Lalmatia, Godda (R)
Hanwara
R
Hanwara (R)
Dhamri
R
Dhamri (R)
Belbadda
R
Belbadda (R)
Basantrai
R
Basantrai, Godda (R)
Poraiyahat
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Poraiyahat (R)
Bara Boarijore
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Bara Boarijore (R)
  
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
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Location

Panchuara is located at 24°32′05″N 87°30′17″E / 24.534667°N 87.504722°E / 24.534667; 87.504722.

Panchuara has an area of 1,325.16 hectares (3,274.5 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]

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Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Panchuara had a total population of 2,958, of which 1,486 (50%) were males and 1,472 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 609. The total number of literate persons in Panchuara was 2,349 (50.62% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Economy

Panem Coal, a joint venture of Punjab State Power Corporation and Eastern Minerals and Trading Agency (EMTA), operates the Pachhwara Central project. It is estimated that Pachhwara Central block has reserves of 562 million tonnes of coal. It is a part of the Rajmahal coalfield. An open cast mine has been developed across 11 square kilometres (4.2 sq mi). It supplies coal to three power pants in Punjab. Jharkhand state government earns a royalty of around Rs. 100 crores annually. The operations have displaced 250 families. The project began in 2002 and ran into trouble when the Santhal community inhabiting the area were pushed off their land. Sister Valsa John, an Indian nun, organised the Santhals to demand compensation for their land for the project. Ultimately Panem Coal was forced into a compensation agreement. However, Sister Valsa was beaten and hacked to death by a mob in 2011.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "District Census Handbook, Pakur, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. ^ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Pachhwara (Central) coal mine". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Panem coal mines, Amrapara, Pakur". Wikimapia. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Panem Coal Mines". EJ Atlas. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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