About Pakur
Pakur (previously known as Pakaur) is the district headquarters of Pakur District, Jharkhand state, India. Pakur was earlier a Sub-Division of Santhal Parganas district of Bihar. It was upgraded to the status of district in 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.
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