This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Godda.
Godda district (Hindi: गोड्डा जिला, Santali: ᱜᱚᱰᱰᱟ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ) is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhandstate in eastern India It lies in the northeastern part of the state. The geographical area that now comprises Godda district used to be part of the erstwhile Santhal Parganas district. Godda town is the headquarters of Godda district. The area of the district is 2110 km², with a population of around 1,313,551.[1]
Godda is mostly famous for the Rajmahal coalfield in Lalmatia. It is an integral part of Jharkhand and is known for its hills and small forests. The mine present here is an integral part of ECL coalfields and is among the biggest in whole Asia.
Until the late 1980s Godda was full of forests and was a remote place far from science and technology and was living in a dark age as other districts of Jharkhand. The entire scenario changed after coal was first discovered in abundance under the Rajmahal Hills by a team of the Geological Survey of India. Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Ltd. conducted a detailed survey of the area. The Rajmahal Opencast Coal mine project was conceived in early 1980s, initially to supply coal to Farakka Super Thermal Power Project of NTPC, with an initial annual capacity of 5 million tonne. For expansion of this coal mine project to 10.5 million tonne per annum, an agreement was signed between Coal India Limited and Canadian Commercial Corporation in January 1989 where MET-CHEM Canada Inc. was designated as the Canadian Executing Agency for implementing the project. The Project was completed in July 1994 and is being run by Eastern Coalfileds Limited personnel. This mine is producing 11.5 million tonne coal per annum. This is being expanded further to 17 million tonne.
Two more opencast coal mine of Eastern Coalfields Limited are coming in Godda district, Chuperbhita opencast coal mine project (capacity - 4 million tonne) and Hurra 'C' opencast coal mine project (capacity - 3 million tonne).
The main economic activity of the people is agriculture, and major crops are paddy, wheat and maize. The district is without any rail link, the nearest railway station being Hansdiha railway stationn.[2] In 2006 the Indian government named Godda one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[3] It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[3]
According to the 2011 census Godda district has a population of 1,313,551,[8] roughly equal to the nation of Mauritius[9] or the US state of New Hampshire.[10] This gives it a ranking of 372nd in India (out of a total of 640).[8] The district has a population density of 622 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,610/sq mi) .[8] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.14%.[8] Godda has a sex ratio of 933 females for every 1000 males,[8] and a literacy rate of 57.68%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 8.80% and 21.26% of the population respectively.[8]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 20.60% of the population spoke Santali, 10.6% Khortha, 8.40% Urdu, 3.47% Hindi, 2.84% Bengali and 2.19% Malto as their first language. 'Others' under Hindi made up 47.68% of the population. The local dialect is Angika.[11]
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This article is about the district For its eponymous headquarters see Godda This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Godda district news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Godda district Hindi ग ड ड ज ल Santali ᱜᱚᱰᱰᱟ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ is one of the twenty four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India It lies in the northeastern part of the state The geographical area that now comprises Godda district used to be part of the erstwhile Santhal Parganas district Godda town is the headquarters of Godda district The area of the district is 2110 km with a population of around 1 313 551 1 Godda district ᱜᱚᱰᱰᱟ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛDistrict of JharkhandPaddy fields in GoddaLocation of Godda district in JharkhandCountry IndiaStateJharkhandDivisionSanthal ParganaHeadquartersGoddaGovernment Lok Sabha constituenciesGodda shared with Deoghar and Dumka districts Vidhan Sabha constituencies3Area Total2 110 km2 810 sq mi Population 2011 Total1 313 551 Density620 km2 1 600 sq mi Demographics Literacy57 68 per cent Sex ratio933WebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 Economy 2 Politics 3 Administration 3 1 Blocks Mandals 3 2 Villages amp Panchayats 4 Divisions 5 Demographics 6 References 7 External linksEconomy EditGodda is mostly famous for the Rajmahal coalfield in Lalmatia It is an integral part of Jharkhand and is known for its hills and small forests The mine present here is an integral part of ECL coalfields and is among the biggest in whole Asia Until the late 1980s Godda was full of forests and was a remote place far from science and technology and was living in a dark age as other districts of Jharkhand The entire scenario changed after coal was first discovered in abundance under the Rajmahal Hills by a team of the Geological Survey of India Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Ltd conducted a detailed survey of the area The Rajmahal Opencast Coal mine project was conceived in early 1980s initially to supply coal to Farakka Super Thermal Power Project of NTPC with an initial annual capacity of 5 million tonne For expansion of this coal mine project to 10 5 million tonne per annum an agreement was signed between Coal India Limited and Canadian Commercial Corporation in January 1989 where MET CHEM Canada Inc was designated as the Canadian Executing Agency for implementing the project The Project was completed in July 1994 and is being run by Eastern Coalfileds Limited personnel This mine is producing 11 5 million tonne coal per annum This is being expanded further to 17 million tonne Two more opencast coal mine of Eastern Coalfields Limited are coming in Godda district Chuperbhita opencast coal mine project capacity 4 million tonne and Hurra C opencast coal mine project capacity 3 million tonne The main economic activity of the people is agriculture and major crops are paddy wheat and maize The district is without any rail link the nearest railway station being Hansdiha railway stationn 2 In 2006 the Indian government named Godda one of the country s 250 most backward districts out of a total of 640 3 It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme BRGF 3 Politics EditThis section is transcluded from 5th Jharkhand Assembly edit history No Constituency Name Party Alliance Remarks16 Poreyahat Pradeep Yadav Jharkhand Vikas Morcha Switched from JVM P to INC 4 Indian National Congress UPA17 Godda Amit Kumar Mandal Bharatiya Janata Party NDA18 Mahagama Dipika Pandey Singh Indian National Congress UPAAdministration EditBlocks Mandals Edit Godda district consists of 9 blocks The following are the list of the blocks in Godda district 5 Boarijore Godda Mahagama Meharama Pathargama Poraiyahat Sunderpahari Thakurgangti Basantrai Villages amp Panchayats Edit There are 201 panchayats and 1634 villages in the district 6 Blocks No of Panchayats No of VillagesBasantrai 14 82Boarijor 22 296Godda 34 196Mahagama 29 140Meherma 23 136Pathargama 19 141Poreyahat 31 194Sundarpahari 13 208Thakurgangti 16 141Total 201 1634Divisions EditThere are three Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district Poreyahat Godda and Mahagama All of these are part of Godda Lok Sabha constituency Demographics EditReligions in Godda district 2011 7 Religion PercentHindus 71 34 Muslims 22 02 Sarna 3 58 Christians 2 88 Other or not stated 0 18 According to the 2011 census Godda district has a population of 1 313 551 8 roughly equal to the nation of Mauritius 9 or the US state of New Hampshire 10 This gives it a ranking of 372nd in India out of a total of 640 8 The district has a population density of 622 inhabitants per square kilometre 1 610 sq mi 8 Its population growth rate over the decade 2001 2011 was 25 14 8 Godda has a sex ratio of 933 females for every 1000 males 8 and a literacy rate of 57 68 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 8 80 and 21 26 of the population respectively 8 Languages of Godda district 2011 11 Other Hindi 47 68 Santali 20 60 Khortha 10 60 Urdu 8 40 Hindi 3 47 Bengali 2 84 Malto 2 19 Others 4 22 At the time of the 2011 Census of India 20 60 of the population spoke Santali 10 6 Khortha 8 40 Urdu 3 47 Hindi 2 84 Bengali and 2 19 Malto as their first language Others under Hindi made up 47 68 of the population The local dialect is Angika 11 Historical populationYearPop p a 1901348 128 1911362 203 0 40 1921346 047 0 46 1931395 534 1 35 1941431 077 0 86 1951447 976 0 39 1961496 653 1 04 1971600 863 1 92 1981713 405 1 73 1991861 182 1 90 20011 047 939 1 98 20111 313 551 2 28 source 12 References Edit Godda district website Godda district info a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj September 8 2009 A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme PDF National Institute of Rural Development Archived from the original PDF on April 5 2012 Retrieved September 27 2011 JVM P splits Babulal Marandi in BJP 2 MLAs join Congress The Indian Express 2020 02 18 Retrieved 2022 02 28 Block and Anchal Godda India Retrieved 2021 03 22 Village amp Panchayats Godda India Retrieved 2021 03 22 Table C 01 Population By Religion Jharkhand census gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India a b c d e f District Census 2011 Census2011 co in 2011 Retrieved 2011 09 30 US Directorate of Intelligence Country Comparison Population Archived from the original on 2011 09 27 Retrieved 2011 10 01 Mauritius 1 303 717 July 2011 est 2010 Resident Population Data U S Census Bureau Archived from the original on 2011 07 21 Retrieved 2011 09 30 New Hampshire 1 316 470 a b Table C 16 Population by Mother Tongue Jharkhand censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Godda district Official district government website Coordinates 24 49 N 87 13 E 24 817 N 87 217 E 24 817 87 217 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Godda district amp oldid 1134342974, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
