Koderma district

Koderma district
Location of Koderma district in Jharkhand
Location of Koderma district in Jharkhand
Country India
State Jharkhand
DivisionNorth Chotanagpur
Established1994
HeadquartersKoderma
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerSmt Megha Bhardwaj (IAS)
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesKodarma (shared with Giridih and Hazaribagh districts)
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesKodarma
Area
 • Total2,540 km2 (980 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total716,259
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy66.84 per cent
 • Sex ratio949
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysNH 20
Websitehttp://koderma.nic.in/
Koderma Junction

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.

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]

  1. ^ "83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme". IntelliBriefs. 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2011-09-17.