Pakur district is Situated in the north east corner of Jharkhand State. It is located at 23^o 40' to 25^o18' latitude and 86^o 25' to 87^o 57' E. longitude. Pakur is Surround by Sahibganj district in north, Dumka District in south, Godda district in west and in the east by Murshidabad district of West Bengal. It has an area of 696.21 Sq. km.  having total population of 7,00032 according to 2001 Census. Pakur is predominantly a hilly district with certain pockets of plain land. Topographically, it is divided into three parts i.e. the hilly area, the rolling area and the alluvial area. The hilly area includes the whole of Damini - i- koh from North corner of the district up to the southwest touching the border of Birbhoom district of West Bengal. A narrow continuous strip of alluvial soil which lie between the Ganga feeder canal and the loop line of Eastern Railway, is very fertile. Rest of the parts covers the Rolling areas, which is less conducive for agricultural operations.
            There are three main rivers in this district namely Bansloi, Torai & Brahmini. Bansloi & Torai rivers flow in the middle while Brahmini flows in the southern part of the district. The year is divided into three main seasons- summer, rainy and winter. Summer starts form March and extends upto mid June with maximum temperature revolving around 44^oC. The rainy season starts from 2nd week of June to September with low to moderate rainfall throughout the monsoon period. The annual average rainfall of the district is 135.46cm. The winter months extending from November to February are colder, particularly in night with sunny and bright days. Lack of rains in non monsoon periods and consequent decline in under water table and water flow in the river and rivulets makes the district drought prone. Owing to natural drainage, floods are rare in Pakur district. However a small portion of district lying between the Ganga feeder canal and loop line of Eastern Railway is liable to water logging when the river and its tributaries are swollen by rains.
            The total cropped area of the district is 79270 hect. followed by fallow land of 19580 hect. and land which is not available for cultivation amounting to an area of 32327 hect. Kharif and Rabi are the main agricultural seasons with paddy as main crop.
According to provisional data of 2001 census, the total population of district is 700032. The male population is 357456 and female population is 342576. The literacy rate in the district is very poor, the percentage being 24.25%(31.98 in male and 16.18 in female). The sex ratio is 1000:958 in favour of male.