Kadma (referred to in census records as Kadma II) is a

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in the

Katkamdag Katkamdag is a village in the Katkamdag CD block in the Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision of the Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Katkamdag is located at . Area overview Hazaribagh district is a plateau are ...

CD block in the

Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hazaribagh district in the North Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India. History During the period of Muslim rule, the thickly forested plateau area was ruled by ...

of the

Hazaribagh district Hazaribagh district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India and the district headquarter located in Hazaribagh town. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor. Etymology The district is named after its headquarters, the tow ...

in the

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Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...

Geography

Location

Kadma is located at .

Demographics

According to the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Kadma (location code 368710) had a total population of 7,239, of which 3,778 (52%) were males and 3,461 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 947. The total number of literate persons in Kadma was 5,449 (86.60% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Hazaribagh'', Kadma No. II covered an area of 2.34 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 8 km roads with both open and covered drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, hand pump. It had 1,202 domestic electric connections. Among the educational facilities it had 4 primary schools, 3 middle schools, other educational facilities at

Hazaribagh Hazaribagh is a city and a municipal corporation in Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the divisional headquarters of North Chotanagpur division. It is considered as a health resort and is also popular for Hazaribagh ...

5 km away.

Transport

Hazaribagh Town railway station Hazaribagh Town railway station (station code HZBN) serves the city of Hazaribagh in the state of Jharkhand. It belongs to East Central Railway of Dhanbad division and is located on NH100, Kumhar Toli in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand state. ...

on the

Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line The Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line is an Indian railway line connecting in the Asansol–Gaya section with , and . This track is under the jurisdiction of South Eastern Railway and East Central Railway. History This line was ...

is located nearby.

References

{{Hazaribagh District Cities and towns in Hazaribagh district