Kodarma
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| State : | Jharkhand | ||
| District : | Kodarma | ||
| Location : | 24 ° 28 ' N , 85 ° 36' E | ||
| Height : | 397 m | ||
| Area : | 6.47 km² | ||
| Residents : | 24,633 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 3807 inhabitants / km² | ||
Kodarma or Koderma ( Hindi कोडरमा ) is a city in the north of the Indian state of Jharkhand near the border with the state of Bihar . The city is the capital of the Kodarma district of the same name . Kodarma is administered as a Nagar Panchayat ; the city is divided into 11 wards .
Location and climate
The city of Kodarma is approx. 165 km (driving distance) in a northerly direction from the metropolis of Ranchi and is approx. 395 m above sea level. Despite high annual precipitation (approx. 1015 mm / year), which almost exclusively falls during the summer monsoon season , the climate is predominantly hot and dry.
population
| year | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 12,664 | 17,246 | 24,633 |
Kodarma has a gender ratio of 903 women per 1000 men and thus a male surplus of a good 10%, which is usual for India. The literacy rate was 80.1% in 2011. Almost 75% of the population are Hindus , approx. 24% are Muslims and approx. 1% belong to another or no religion; 15.6% of the population are children under 6 years of age.
economy
The economy is dominated by forestry and agriculture as well as the mining of raw materials (e.g. mica ).