Country India District Koderma Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Area 160.6 km² Area code 06543 | State Jharkhand Block Koderma Elevation 398 m Population 93,240 (2011) | |
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PIN 825410 (Kodarma)
825409 (Jhumri Telaiya)
825137 (Karma) | ||
Koderma (also spelled as Kodarma) is a community development block that forms an administrative division of Koderma district, Jharkhand state, India.
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Overview
Koderma district occupies the northern end of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The average altitude is 397 m above sea level. The topography is hilly and the area mostly has laterite soil with patches of clay. Although the net area sown is around 13% of the total area, Monsoon dependent agriculture supports majority of the population. Forest area covers 43% of the total area. Koderma Reserve Forest occupies the northern part of the district. Density of population in the district was 282 persons per km2. Koderma district was once famous for its mica production but low quality of mica ore and high cost of production led to closure of many units. Only two units still survive. Around 40-50% of the families are below poverty line. Based on the number of households in 2011 census and BPL revision survey of 2010-11, the percentage of BPL families in the rural areas is 64.22%.
Rivers
The Barakar River flows in the southern part of the district and supports the multi-purpose Tilaiya Dam. Poanchkhara, Keso, Akto, Gurio, Gukhana Nadi are the main tributaries of the Barakar in the district. The Sakri river is the main river in the northern part of the district. Ghggnna Naddi, Chhotanari Nadi are the tributaries of Sakri river.
Location
Karma, a constituent town in Koderma CD Block, is located at 24°26′38″N 85°33′4″E.
Koderma CD Block is bounded by Rajauli CD Block, in Nawada district of Bihar, in the north, Domchanch CD Block in the east, Jainagar CD Block in the south and Chandwara CD Block in the west.
Area and administration
Koderma CD Block has an area of 160.57 km2. The block has 94 villages.
Gram Panchayats
Gram Panchayats in Koderma CD Block are: Bekobar (North), Bekobar (South), Charadih, Chhatarbar, Dumardiha, Inderwa, Jarga, Jhumri, Karma, Kauawar Gajhandi, Kharkotta, Kolgarma, Lariyadih, Lokai, Meghatari, Pandedih, Pathaldiha and Purnanagar.
Population
As per the 2011 Census of India Koderma CD Block had a total population of 93,240, of which 80,303 were rural and 12,937 were urban. There were 47,584 (51%) males and 45,656 (49%) females. Population below 6 years was 17,645. Scheduled Castes numbered 15,428 (16.55%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 454 (0.49%).
Bekobar is a census town in Kodarma CD Block with a population of 7,184 in 2011 and Karma is a census town with a population of 5,753 in 2011.
Literacy
As per the 2011 census the total number of literates in Koderma CD Block was 49,695 (65.74% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 30,607 (79.38% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 19,088 (51.54% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 27.84%.
As per 2011 census, literacy in Koderma district was 66.84%, up from 52.20% in 2001. Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.
Language
Hindi is the local language in the Koderma area.