Kodarma
title: "Kodarma" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["kodarma", "koderma-district"] topic_path: "general/kodarma" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodarma" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Koderma |
| other_name | |
| settlement_type | City |
| image_skyline | {{Photomontage |
| photo1a | Koderma Railway station.JPG |
| photo2a | Sarmatanr Railway Station.JPG |
| photo2b | Sphaerotheca magadha.jpg |
| photo3a | Jawaharlal Nehru at the site of Tilaiya Dam, Damodar Valley, 23 April 1950.jpg |
| pushpin_map | India Jharkhand#India |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Jharkhand, India |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Government banner of Jharkhand.png Jharkhand |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Kodarma |
| established_title | |
| named_for | Kardam Rishi |
| government_type | Municipal governance in India |
| governing_body | Koderma Municipality |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| elevation_m | 397 |
| population_total | 24633 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type1 | Languages (*For language details see Koderma (community development block)#Language and religion) |
| demographics1_title1 | Official |
| demographics1_info1 | Hindi, Urdu |
| timezone1 | IST |
| utc_offset1 | +5:30 |
| postal_code_type | PIN |
| postal_code | 825410 |
| area_code_type | Telephone code |
| area_code | 06534 |
| registration_plate | JH-12 |
| website | |
| :: |
::callout[type=note] the municipality in India ::
| name = Koderma | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = {{Photomontage | photo1a = Koderma Railway station.JPG | photo2a = Sarmatanr Railway Station.JPG | photo2b = Sphaerotheca magadha.jpg | photo3a = Jawaharlal Nehru at the site of Tilaiya Dam, Damodar Valley, 23 April 1950.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Jharkhand#India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand, India | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Government banner of Jharkhand.png Jharkhand | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Kodarma | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = Kardam Rishi | government_type =Municipal governance in India | governing_body =Koderma Municipality | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 397 | population_total = 24633 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages (*For language details see Koderma (community development block)#Language and religion) | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Hindi, Urdu | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 825410 | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 06534 | registration_plate = JH-12 | website = | footnotes = Kodarma (also spelled as Koderma) is a city and a notified area in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is also the administrative headquarter of Koderma district. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Koderma_junction_building.jpg" caption="Koderma"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Jhanda_Chowk_Jhumri_Telaiya.jpg" caption="Jhanda Chowk"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/KODERMA_JUNCTION.jpg" caption="Koderma Junction"] ::
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India, Kodarma Nagar Parishad had a total population of 24,633, of which 12,941 were males and 11,692 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 1,691, and Scheduled Tribes numbered 153.
India census, Kodarma had a population of 17,160. Males constitute 53% of the population, and females 47%. Kodarma has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 53%. In Kodarma, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Hospitals
Sadar Hospital is the government-owned public hospital in the city.
Economy
Koderma Thermal Power Station, a coal-based 1000 MW power plant of DVC, was established in 2012, employing thousands of people.
References
References
- "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
- (23 September 2018). "Modi lays foundations of two 300 bed medical colleges in Jharkhand". The Times of India.
- (2012-11-04). "First unit of Koderma Thermal Power commissioned". The Economic Times.
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