Kotalpokhar
Kotalpokhar
Kotalpukur | |
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Kotalpokhar (also written as Kotalpukur, Kotal Pukur) is a village in the
Geography
10miles
Damin Bazar
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″N 87°49′34″E / 24.746778°N 87.826167°E.
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
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
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "District Police Profile - Sahibganj". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Police". Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Barharwa-Sahibganj Passenger". IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "High School Kotalpokhar". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
