Kodarma
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Koderma
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| settlement_type = City
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| photo1a = Koderma Railway station.JPG
| photo2a = Sarmatanr Railway Station.JPG
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| photo3a = Jawaharlal Nehru at the site of Tilaiya Dam, Damodar Valley, 23 April 1950.jpg
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| pushpin_map = India Jharkhand#India
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand, India
| coordinates = {{coord|24.47|N|85.6|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Government banner of Jharkhand.png}} Jharkhand
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Kodarma
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| named_for = Kardam Rishi
| government_type =Municipal governance in India
| governing_body =Koderma Municipality
| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 397
| population_total = 24633
| population_as_of = 2011
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| 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 = {{URL|http://koderma.nic.in}}
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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.
File:Koderma junction building.jpg
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.{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-JK.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= Jharkhand – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 16 December 2015}}
{{As of|2001}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Ray |first1=Dhritiman |title=Modi lays foundations of two 300 bed medical colleges in Jharkhand |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/modi-lays-foundations-of-two-300-bed-medical-colleges-in-jharkhand/articleshow/65925753.cms |access-date=17 May 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=23 September 2018 |language=en}}
Economy
Koderma Thermal Power Station, a coal-based 1000 MW power plant of DVC, was established in 2012, employing thousands of people.{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/power/first-unit-of-koderma-thermal-power-commissioned/articleshow/17092133.cms?from=mdr|title=First unit of Koderma Thermal Power commissioned|date=2012-11-04|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-01-16}}
See also
References
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