title: Kotalpokhar
text: # Kotalpokhar
  
  Kotalpokhar (also written as Kotalpukur, Kotal Pukur) is a village in the Barharwa CD block in the Rajmahal subdivision of the Sahibganj district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
  
  ## Geography
  
  ### Location
  
  Kotalpukur is located at 24°44′48″N 87°49′34″E﻿ / ﻿24.746778°N 87.826167°E﻿ / 24.746778; 87.826167.
  
  Kotal Pukur has an area of 152.46 hectares (376.7 acres).
  
  ### 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.
  
  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 2011 Census of India, Kotal Pukur a total population of 2,818, of which 1,452 (52%) were males and 1,366 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 580. The total number of literate persons in Kotal Pukur was 1,294 (57.82% of the population over 6 years).
  
  ## Civic administration
  
  ### Police station
  
  Kotalpokhar police station serves the Barharwa CD block.
  
  ## Transport
  
  Kotalpokhar railway station is on the Sahibganj loop.
  
  ## Education
  
  Kotalpokhar High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1956. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X.
  
  