Koderma district
District of Jharkhand in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Koderma.
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.
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Koderma district | |
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Country | India |
State | Jharkhand |
Division | North Chotanagpur |
Established | 1994 |
Headquarters | Koderma |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Kodarma (shared with Giridih and Hazaribagh districts) |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 1 |
Area | |
• Total | 2,540 km2 (980 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 716,259 |
• Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 66.84 per cent |
• Sex ratio | 949 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | http://koderma.nic.in/ |
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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]