Koderma district

{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Koderma}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Koderma district | settlement_type = [[Districts of Jharkhand|District]] of [[Jharkhand]] | total_type = Total | native_name = | image_skyline = Pasiadih.jpg | image_map = Koderma in Jharkhand (India).svg | map_caption = Location of Koderma district in Jharkhand | coordinates = | coor_pinpoint = Koderma | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]] | subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Government banner of Jharkhand.png}} [[Jharkhand]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of Jharkhand|Division]] | subdivision_name2 = [[North Chotanagpur Division|North Chotanagpur]] | established_title = Established | established_date = 1994 | seat_type = Headquarters | seat = [[Koderma]] | parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]] | parts_style = para | p1 = | area_total_km2 = 1655.61 | area_footnotes = | population_as_of = 2011 | population_total = 716,259 | population_footnotes = | population_urban = | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]] | demographics1_title2 = Additional official | demographics1_info2 = [[Urdu]] and [[English language|English]] | demographics1_title3 = Other | demographics1_info3 = [[Khortha language|Khortha]] and [[Santali language|Santali]] | demographics_type2 = Demographics | demographics2_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]] | demographics2_info1 = 66.84 per cent | demographics2_title2 = [[Sex ratio]] | demographics2_info2 = 949 | leader_title = [[District magistrate|Deputy Commissioner]] | leader_name = Shri Utkarsh Gupta ([[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]) | leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]] | leader_name1 = [[Kodarma Lok Sabha constituency|Kodarma]] (shared with Giridih and Hazaribagh districts) | leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]] | leader_name2 =[[Kodarma Assembly constituency|Kodarma]] | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | utc_offset1 = +05:30 | registration_plate = | blank_name_sec1 =[[Roads in India|Major highways]] | blank_info_sec1 =[[National Highway 20 (India)|NH 20]] | blank_name_sec2 = [[Indian Railways|Railway Station]] | blank_info_sec2 = [[Koderma Junction railway station|Koderma Junction]] | website = http://koderma.nic.in/ | official_name = }} [[File:Koderma.jpg|thumb|Koderma Junction]] '''Koderma district''' is one of the twenty-four districts of [[Jharkhand]] [[States and territories of India|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 District|Hazaribagh]] & [[Giridih District|Giridih]] District of Jharkhand state and [[Nawada District|Nawada]] & [[Gaya District|Gaya]] District of Bihar state.

==History== 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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2009/12/naxal-menace-83-districts-under.html |title=83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme |publisher=IntelliBriefs |date=2009-12-11 |access-date=2011-09-17 |archive-date=2011-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027115807/http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2009/12/naxal-menace-83-districts-under.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Geography== Koderma is bordered by [[Nawada]] district of Bihar on the north, the [[Gaya, India|Gaya]] district of [[Bihar]] on the west, the [[Giridih district|Giridih]] district of Jharkhand on the east, and the [[Hazaribagh district|Hazaribagh]] district of Jharkhand on the south.

Koderma is surrounded by forests. The main rivers of the district are [[Barakar River|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 {{cvt|12|km|mi}} from Nawadih railway station and {{cvt|30|km|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| mica capital]] of India.

==Demographics== {{historical populations|11=1901|12=1,10,697|13=1911|14=1,21,094|15=1921|16=1,19,998|17=1931|18=1,42,590|19=1941|20=1,64,578|21=1951|22=1,82,045|23=1961|24=2,15,252|25=1971|26=2,68,836|27=1981|28=3,27,035|29=1991|30=4,19,624|31=2001|32=5,40,901|33=2011|34=7,16,259|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web |title=Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Jharkhand |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/43353/download/47042/20%20A-2%20Jharkhand.pdf |website=census.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>|align=center}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Koderma district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 716,259,<ref name="districtcensus">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Kodarma |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/542/download/1816/DH_2011_2003_PART_A_DCHB_KODARMA.pdf |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Bhutan]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = June 13, 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Bhutan 708,427 }}</ref> or the US state of [[Alaska]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |access-date=2011-09-30 |quote=Alaska 710,231 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817034911/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=2011-08-17 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 500th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name="districtcensus" /> The district has a population density of {{convert|282|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name="districtcensus" /> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 32.59%.<ref name="districtcensus" /> Kodarma has a [[sex ratio]] of 949 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name="districtcensus" /> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 66.84%.<ref name="districtcensus" /> 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.

{{Bar box |title=Religion in Koderma district (2011)<ref name="Religion"/> |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=left |bars= {{Bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|84.49}} {{Bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|14.94}} {{Bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.57}} }}

84.49% are Hindus while 14.94% are Muslim.<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=Table C-01 Population By Religion: Jharkhand|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11377/download/14490/DDW20C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=census.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

{{Pie chart |caption = Languages of Koderma district (2011) |label1 = [[Khortha language|Khortha]] |value1 = 49.66 |color1 = red |label2 = [[Hindi]] |value2 = 43.47 |color2 = orange |label3 = [[Urdu]] |value3 = 4.69 |color3 = green |label4 = Others |value4 = 2.18 |color4 = grey }} At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 49.66% of the population in the district spoke [[Khortha language|Khortha]], 43.47% [[Hindi]], 4.69% [[Urdu]] and 0.52% [[Santali language|Santali]] as their first language.<ref name="language">{{Cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10207/download/13319/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2000.XLSX|title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Jharkhand|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

==Economy== In 2006 the Indian government named Koderma one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=September 8, 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=September 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=April 5, 2012 }}</ref>

==Politics== Koderma district has one Lok Sabha constituency [[Kodarma Lok Sabha constituency|Kodarma]] (shared with Giridih and Hazaribagh districts) and one Vidhan Sabha constituency [[Kodarma Assembly constituency|Kodarma]].

* [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]] of [[Kodarma Lok Sabha constituency|Kodarma]] - [[Annpurna Devi]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]) {{transcluded section|source=List of members of the 18th Lok Sabha}}

* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of [[Kodarma Assembly constituency|Kodarma]] - [[Dr. Neera Yadav]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]) {{transcluded section|source=6th Jharkhand Assembly}} {{#section:6th Jharkhand Assembly|MLA Header}} {{#section:6th Jharkhand Assembly|Koderma district}} |}

==Administration== Koderma district is headed by [[District magistrate|Deputy Commissioner]] who is an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer. It consists of one Sub-division and six Blocks. ===Koderma Sub-division=== ====Blocks==== #[[Koderma (community development block)|Koderma Block]] #[[Jainagar (community development block)|Jainagar Block]] #[[Chandwara (community development block)|Chandwara Block]] #[[Markacho (community development block)|Markacho Block]] #[[Domchanch (community development block)|Domchanch Block]] #[[Satgawan (community development block)|Satgawan Block]] *Municipalities - 3 *Panchayats - 105 *Villages - 717 ==Education== There are several schools and degree colleges in Koderma, notable institutions include:   * [[Capital University, Jharkhand]], established by Jharkhand Govt in 2018, in Chitragupta Nagar, Koderma, Jharkhand * [[D.A.V. College Managing Committee|PVSS D.A V. Public School]] * [[Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya]] * [[Jharkhand Vidhi Mahavidyalaya]] * [[Kailash Roy Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Jhumri Telaiya]] (Vidya Bharti Foundation) * [[Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan|Kendriya Vidyalaya Koderma]] * [[Sainik School, Tilaiya]] * [[Saraswati Shishu Mandir]] (established 1984), run by the Bal Bharti Samiti of [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]]

==Transport==

The district has three major towns - [[Jhumri Telaiya]], [[Koderma]], [[Domchanch]]. ===Roadways=== * Koderma & Jhumri Telaiya are located along [[National Highway 20 (India)|National Highway 20 (NH 20)]], which connects [[Ranchi]] and [[Patna]]. * Jharkhand State Highway 13 which is start from Koderma and passes through Domchanch.

===Railways=== * [[Koderma Station|Koderma Junction Railway station]] is situated in Jhumri Telaiya is on the [[Grand Chord]] railway line, which connects [[Kolkata]] and [[Delhi]]. Three other lines which make it junction are : 1).[[Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line]], 2).[[Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line]], 3).Koderma Tilaiya line(under construction) [[File:Koderma Railway station.JPG|thumb|[[Koderma Junction railway station|Koderma Railway station]] platform]]

==Health==

===Hospitals=== {{Cleanup-list|section|date=November 2024}} *[[Sadar Hospital Koderma]] **[[Primary Health Center Koderma]] (situated in Jhumri Telaiya) **[[Primary health center Domchanch]] **[[Primary health center Chandwara]] **[[Primary health center Jainagar]] **[[Primary health center Markacho]] **[[Primary health center Satgawan]] *[[Holy Family Hospital, Koderma]] *[[Rotary Club Eye Clinic, Jhumri Telaiya]] (Koderma) *[[Aryan Hospital]], Jhumri Telaiya *[[Jay Prakash Hospital]], Chitragupt Nagar, Jhumri Telaiya (Koderma) *[[Hope hospital]], Jhumri Telaiya (Koderma) *[[Gayatri Hospital]], Jhumri telaiya (Koderma) *[[Care Hospital, Jhumri Telaiya]] (koderma) *[[P G Hospital, Karma]] (Koderma)

==Tourism== * [[Tilaiya Dam]] * [[Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{official website|http://koderma.nic.in/}}

{{Geographic location |Centre = Koderma district |North = [[Nawada district]], [[Bihar]] |Northeast = |East = [[Giridih district]] |Southeast = |South = [[Hazaribagh district]] |Southwest = |West = |Northwest = [[Gaya district]], [[Bihar]] }}

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