Pakartanr (also called Pakardanr) is a village in the Pakartanr CD block in the Simdega subdivision of the Simdega district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Pakardanr is located at 22°42′45″N 84°25′57″E / 22.71253°N 84.43248°E / 22.71253; 84.43248

In the area presented in the map alongside, "the landscape is formed of hills and undulating plateau" in the south-western part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. About 32% of the district is covered with forests (mark the shaded portions in the map.) It is an overwhelmingly rural area with 92.83% of the population living in the rural areas. A major portion of the rural population depends on rain-fed agriculture (average annual rainfall: 1,100-1,200 mm) for a living.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

There is a police station at Pakartanr.

The headquarters of Pakartanr CD block are located at Pakartanr village.

According to the 2011 Census of India, Pakardanr had a total population of 3,098, of which 1,576 (51%) were males and 1,522 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 481. The total number of literate persons in Pakardanr was 1,951 (74.55% of the population over 6 years.

(*For language details see Pakartanr block#Language and religion)