Koderma district | |
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Country | India |
State | Jharkhand |
Division | North Chotanagpur |
Established | 1994 |
Headquarters | Koderma |
Government | |
• Deputy Commissioner | Smt Megha Bhardwaj (IAS) |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Kodarma (shared with Giridih and Hazaribagh districts) |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Kodarma |
Area | |
• Total | 2,540 km2 (980 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 716,259 |
• Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
• Additional official | Urdu and English |
• Other | Khortha and Santali |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 66.84 per cent |
• Sex ratio | 949 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Major highways | NH 20 |
Railway Station | Koderma Junction |
Website | http://koderma.nic.in/ |
Koderma district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India and Koderma is the administrative headquarters of this district. Jhumri Telaiya is the most populus town of koderma district. It shares border with Hazaribagh & Giridih District of Jharkhand state and Nawada & Gaya District of Bihar state.
Koderma district was created on 10 April 1994, after being carved out of the original Hazaribagh district. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor. [1]
Koderma is bordered by Nawada district of Bihar on the north, the Gaya district of Bihar on the west, the Giridih district of Jharkhand on the east, and the Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand on the south.
Koderma is surrounded by forests. The main rivers of the district are Barakar, Barsoi and Sakri. Dhawajadhari Pahar is a hill dedicated to lord Shiva, where at Mahashivratri many devotees assemble to worship the god. Chanchal dham (hill) which is located 12 km (7.5 mi) from Nawadih railway station and 30 km (19 mi) from Koderma junction railway station, is dedicated to Maa Chanchalni. Many devotees gather here for the festivals of durga pooja, ramnavmi, akhari pooja, etc to worship Chanchalni Maa to fulfill their desires.
Koderma district is richly endowed with natural resources. Quartz, feldspar, asbestos, blue stone, white stone and moon stone are the minerals found here. At one time, Koderma was considered as the mica capital of India.
Koderma district has one Lok Sabha constituency Kodarma (shared with Giridih and Hazaribagh districts) and one Vidhan Sabha constituency Kodarma.
District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Alliance | Remarks | ||
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Koderma | 19 | Kodarma | Neera Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA |
Koderma district is headed by Deputy Commissioner who is an IAS officer. It consists of one Sub-division and six Blocks.
In 2006 the Indian government named Koderma one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). [2] It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). [2]
There are several schools and degree colleges in Koderma, notable institutions include:
The district has three major towns - Jhumri Telaiya, Koderma, Domchanch.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 110,697 | — |
1911 | 121,094 | +0.90% |
1921 | 119,998 | −0.09% |
1931 | 142,590 | +1.74% |
1941 | 164,578 | +1.44% |
1951 | 182,045 | +1.01% |
1961 | 215,252 | +1.69% |
1971 | 268,836 | +2.25% |
1981 | 327,035 | +1.98% |
1991 | 419,624 | +2.52% |
2001 | 540,901 | +2.57% |
2011 | 716,259 | +2.85% |
source: [3] |
According to the 2011 census Koderma district has a population of 716,259, [4] roughly equal to the nation of Bhutan [5] or the US state of Alaska. [6] This gives it a ranking of 500th in India (out of a total of 640). [4] The district has a population density of 282 inhabitants per square kilometre (730/sq mi). [4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 32.59%. [4] Kodarma has a sex ratio of 949 females for every 1000 males, [4] and a literacy rate of 66.84%. [4] 19.72% of the population lives in urban areas. Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.22% and 0.96% of the population respectively.
84.49% are Hindus while 14.94% are Muslim. [7]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 49.66% of the population in the district spoke Khortha, 43.47% Hindi, 4.69% Urdu and 0.52% Santali as their first language. [8]
Jhumri Telaiya is a city in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma District of Jharkhand, India. Jhumri Telaiya is also most populus town in koderma district.
Tilaiya is a village in the Chandwara CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Tilaiya Dam was the first of the four multi-purpose dams included in the first phase of the Damodar Valley Corporation. It was constructed across the Barakar River, at Tilaiya in Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand and opened in 1953.
Koderma is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district, Jharkhand state, India.
Domchanch is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district, Jharkhand state, India.
Jainagar is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district, Jharkhand state, India.
Chandwara is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district, Jharkhand state, India.
Markacho is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district, Jharkhand state, India.
Domchanch is a census town in the Domchanch CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Markacho is a village and gram panchayat in the Markacho CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Chandwara is a village and gram panchayat in the Chandwara CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Jainagar is a village and gram panchayat in the Jainagar CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Satgawan is a village in the Satgawan CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Dhab is a village in the Domchanch CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Nawadih is a village and a gram panchayat in the Markacho CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Bekobar is a census town in the Koderma CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Karma is a census town in the Koderma CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the northern part of Koderma in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Urwan is a village and a gram panchayat in the Chandwara CD block in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Koderma subdivision is the only administrative subdivision in the Koderma district in the North Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Bhutan 708,427
Alaska 710,231