Kodarma (District)
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| State | Jharkhand |
| Administrative headquarters : | Kodarma |
| Area : | 2540 km² |
| Residents : | 716,259 (2011) |
| Population density : | 282 inhabitants / km² |
| Website : | www.kodarma.gov.in |
Kodarma is a district in the Indian state of Jharkhand .
The area is 2540 km². The administrative seat is the city of the same name Kodarma .
history
Before the district was established in 1991, it was part of Hazaribagh District . Today the district belongs to the Naxalite - communist influenced " Red Corridor ".
population
Population statistics have been available since 2001:
| year | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 540.901 | 716.259 |
The population was 716,259 (2011). The population growth rate in the period from 2001 to 2011 was 43.42% and was therefore very high. Kodarma has a gender ratio of 950 women per 1000 men and thus a common surplus of men for India. The district had a literacy rate of 66.84% in 2011 , an increase of almost 14 percentage points compared to 2001. However, literacy is below the national average. Almost 84.5% of the population are Hindus , approx. 14.9% are Muslims , approx. 0.2% are Christians , approx. 0.1% each are Jainas or Sikhs , and approx. 0.1% gave none Religion or practiced other religions. 18.5% of the population are children under 6 years of age.
Almost 19.7% of the population live in cities.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kodarma District - Population 1991–2011
- ↑ 2011 census (PDF; 398 kB)
- ^ Indian Districts by Population, Sex Ratio, Literacy 2011 Census. Retrieved April 16, 2019 .
