Koderma district
Koderma district | |
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Location of Koderma district in Jharkhand | |
| 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 | 1,655.61 km2 (639.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 716,259 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/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/ |
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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.