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{{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
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| coor_pinpoint = Koderma
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of Jharkhand|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[North Chotanagpur Division|North Chotanagpur]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Koderma]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
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| area_total_km2 = 1500
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 716,259
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 68.35 per cent
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 949
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| 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]]
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
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| website = http://koderma.nic.in/
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'''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.

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=http://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}}</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 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 12Km away from Nawadih railway station and 30 km 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.
{{Geographic Location
|title = '''Situation of Koderma district'''
|Northwest =
|North =
|Northeast =
|West = [[Gaya district|Gaya]]
|Centre = Koderma
|East =
|Southwest = [[Giridih district]]
|South =
|Southeast =
}}

== Administration ==

=== Blocks (Mandals) ===

Koderma district consists of six Blocks. The following are the list of the Blocks in Koderma district:

{{Columns-list|colwidth=18em|style=width:850px;|
*[[Koderma|Koderma Block]]
*[[Jainagar (community development block)|Jainagar Block]]
*[[Chandwara (community development block)|Chandwara Block]]
*[[Markacho (community development block)|Markachho Block]]
*[[Domchanch (community development block)|Domchanch Block]]
*[[Satgawan (community development block)|Satgawan Block]]
}}

==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>

==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
* [[Grizzly Vidyalaya]], a [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]]-affiliated residential School, located in the Damodar Valley
* [[Jharkhand Vidhi Mahavidyalaya]]
* [[Kailash Roy Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Jhumri Telaiya]] (Vidya Bharti Foundation)
* [[Sainik School]], Tilaiya<ref>{{cite news | url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sainik-school-ragging-jharkhand-hc-issues-showcause-notices/1/160164.html | title = Sainik School ragging: Jharkhand High Court issues showcause notices to government, principal | date = 2011-11-16 | author = Saiful Haque | work = India Today | access-date = 2012-04-02 }}</ref> (boys-only residential school, established on 16 September 1963)
* [[Saraswati Shishu Mandir]] (established 1984), run by the Bal Bharti Samiti of [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]]

==Transport==
[[File:Koderma Railway station.JPG|thumb|[[Koderma Junction railway station|Koderma Railway station]] platform]]
The district has three major towns - Domchanch, [[Jhumri Telaiya]], [[Koderma]]. Koderma, Jhumri Telaiya are located along [[National Highway 31 (India)|National Highway 31]], which connects [[Ranchi]] and [[Patna]]. [[Koderma Station|Koderma Railway station]] is on the [[Grand Chord]] railway line, which connects [[Kolkata]] and [[Delhi]].

==Health==

===Hospitals===
*Sadar hospital, Koderma
*Jay Prakash Hospital, Chitragupt Nagar, Jhumri Telaiya, Koderma
*Hope hospital, Jhumri Telaiya, Koderma
*Gayatri Hospital, Jhumri telaiya, Koderma
*Holy Family Hospital, Koderma

==Divisions==
The district comprises six blocks: [[Koderma (community development block)|Koderma]], [[Jainagar (community development block)|Jainagar]], [[Markacho (community development block)|Markacho]], [[Satgawan (community development block)|Satgawan]], [[Chandwara (community development block)|Chandwara]] and [[Domchanch (community development block)|Domchanch]].

The [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency of this district are Kodarma, Barkatha and Barhi, which are part of Koderma and Hazaribag Lok Sabha constituency respectively.

==Demographics==
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 | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</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 | 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| 427 |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 68.35%.<ref name="districtcensus" /> Schedule Castes (SC) constitutes 15.2% of the population and 0.96% are Scheduled Tribes.
{{Bar box
|title=Religion in Ramgarh district<ref name=districtcensus/>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{Bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|84.49}}
{{Bar percent|[[Islam]]|#009000|14.94}}
{{Bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.57}}
}}
84.49% are Hindus while 14.94% are Muslim.
{{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>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>{{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>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}
==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://koderma.nic.in/ Official government website]

{{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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{{North Chotanagpur Division}}
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