Koderma subdivision is the only

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in the

Koderma district Koderma district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Koderma is the administrative headquarters of this district. Koderma district was created on 10 April 1994, after being carved out of the original Hazaribagh dis ...

in the North Chotanagpur division in the state of

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History

Koderma sub-division was created in

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 t ...

in 1973 and on 10 April 1994, it was made a full-fledged district.

Administrative set up

The district is headed by a deputy commissioner, who is assisted by a number of officers. Koderma subdivision continues to function with six community development blocks:

Koderma 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. Demographics As per 2011 Census of India, Kodarma Nagar Parishad had a total population of 2 ...

, Jainagar, Markacho, Satgawan, Chandwara and Domchanch. Two statutory towns are:

and

Jhumri Telaiya Jhumri Telaiya (also spelled as Jhumri Tilaiya) is a city in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma District of Jharkhand, India. Etymology Jhumri is the name of the original village in the area, which is now located in the city. The word "T ...

. Three census towns are: Bekobar,

Karma Karma (; sa, कर्म}, ; pi, kamma, italic=yes) in Sanskrit means an action, work, or deed, and its effect or consequences. In Indian religions, the term more specifically refers to a principle of cause and effect, often descriptivel ...

and Domchanch. There are 577 inhabited villages and 122 uninhabited villages. The details of Koderma subdivision are as follows:

Demographics

As per 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 ...

data Koderma subdivision, in Koderma district in 2011, had a total population of 716,259. There were 367,222 (51%) males and 348,037 (49%) females. Scheduled castes numbered 109,003 (15.22%) and scheduled tribes numbered 6,903 (0.96%). Density of population was 282 persons per square km. Literacy rate was 66.84%, male literacy rate was 79.78%, female literacy rate was 53.23%. See also –

List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate This is a list of districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand ranked by literacy rate as per provisional data of 2011 census. With a literacy rate of 67.63%, below the national average of 74.04%, as per the 2011 Census, Jharkhand ranks 32nd amongst ...

Police stations

Police stations in Koderma subdivision are at: # Chandwara # Dhab # Domchanch # Jainagar #

# Mahila # Markacho # Nawalsahi # Satgawan # Telaiya

Blocks

Community development blocks in Koderma subdivision are:

Education

In 2011, Koderma subdivision out of a total 577 inhabited villages there were 168 villages with pre-primary schools, 496 villages with primary schools, 245 villages with middle schools, 52 villages with secondary schools, 11 villages with senior secondary schools, 3 villages with general degree colleges, 3 villages with non-formal training centres, 77 villages with no educational facility.
.*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand

Educational institutions

The following institutions are located in Koderma subdivision: * Capital University is a

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established in 2018 at

Kodarma 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. Demographics As per 2011 Census of India, Kodarma Nagar Parishad had a total population of 2 ...

. *Jagannath Jain College was established at

in 1960. It offers courses in arts, science, commerce and education. *Ramgovind Institute of Technology was established at Kodarma in 2002. It is a private engineering degree college. *Koderma Medical College is being set up at

. *

Jharkhand Vidhi Mahavidyalaya Jharkhand Vidhi Mahavidyalaya or JMV is a private law school situated beside Ashram Road at Jhumri Talaiya in Koderma District in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The college offers five-years integrated LL.B., and three-years LL.B. course approved ...

was established at Jhumri Telaiya, Koderma in 2003. It offers 3 years LlB course and 5 years BA+LlB course. *Jhumri Telaiya Commerce College was established in 1984 at

. It offers BA (Hons) and B Com courses. (Information about degree colleges with proper reference may be added here)

Healthcare

In 2011, in Koderma subdivision there were 9 villages with primary health centres, 121 villages with primary health subcentres, 72 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 43 villages with allopathic hospitals, 86 villages with dispensaries, 51 villages with veterinary hospitals, 56 villages with family welfare centres, 101 villages with medicine shops.
.*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included

Medical facilities

(Anybody having referenced information about location of government/ private medical faciltites may please add it here)

References

{{North Chotanagpur Division topics Sub-divisions in Jharkhand