Godda

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Godda
Godda (India)
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State : IndiaIndia India
State : Jharkhand
District : Godda district
Location : 24 ° 50 '  N , 87 ° 13'  E Coordinates: 24 ° 50 '  N , 87 ° 13'  E
Height : 87 m
Residents : 48,480 (2011)

Godda is a city in the Indian state of Jharkhand .

The city is the capital of the Godda district . Godda is administered as a Nagar Panchayat . The city is divided into 29 wards (constituencies).

Demographics

The population of the city is 48,480 according to the 2011 census. Godda has a gender ratio of 886 women per 1000 men and thus a male surplus typical for India. The literacy rate was 84.3% in 2011. Almost 76% of the population are Hindus , approx. 23% are Muslim and approx. 1% belong to another or no religion. 13.9% of the population are children under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

The city does not have its own train station. National Highway 133 (NH-133) runs through the town of Godda.

economy

Rice, wheat and corn are grown in the region. There is also a large coal mine in the area.

Individual evidence

  1. www.census2011.co.in
  2. Godda Nagar Panchayat City Population Census 2011-2019 | Jharkhand. Retrieved September 21, 2019 .