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The district is bounded by
24015’46’’ and 240 49’18’’ N latitude and
85026’01’’and 85054’16’’ east longitude and covers an area
of about 1500.00 Sq Km. It is bounded on the North by the Nawada district of Bihar, on the
south by Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand on the east by Giridih district of Jharkhand and
on the west by the Gaya district of Bihar.
Koderma district has one Sub-division,
Kodarma itself and 5 (five) revenue circles. For developmental administration the district
is divided into 5 (Five) developmental blocks namely: Koderma, Jainagar, Chandwara,
Markachho and Satgawan. There are 717 (Seven Hundred Seventeen) Villages and 80 (Eighty)
Panchayats.
Koderma district lies in the Chhotanagpur
Plateau at 397m above the sea level.The area exhibits undulating topography comprising
hills, hillocks, plains and mounds. Northern part of the district is occupied by Koderma
Reserve Forest. The highest peak is Debour Ghati (677 metre) which is the state boundary
of Jharkhand & Bihar.
The section line from south to north from
Jharkhand to Bihar passing through Hazaribag plateau. The rock at the edge of this plateau
has been cut deeply by innumerable streams. There are a number of rills & gullies of
various type such as figure or shoe-lace gullies.
Barakar River flows from W to E in the
southern part of the district of Koderma and supports Telaiya Hydel project, a multi
purpose dam construction on it. River flows from West to East Poanchkhara, Keso, Akto,
Gurio, Gukhana Nadi are the main tributaries of thr Barakar river.
Sakri river is the main river in the northern
part of the district which flows from south & east to north west. Ghggnna Naddi,
Chhotanari Nadi are the tributaries of Sakri river. Mahua, Banyan, Sakhua, Palas, Pipal,
Neem, Khajoor, Bamboo are the flora of the area and Cow, Bull, Buffalo and Goat are fauna.
Though Leopard, Bear, Pig, Hiran and Hares are found in the forest area of Koderma Reserve
forest.
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The climate of Koderma
can be described as a transition between the dry and moderately extreme climate of the
northern India and the warm, humid climate of Bengal Basin. The climatic year of Koderma
district can be divided into four principal seasons. |
| The average rainfall in
the district is 1090mm yearly |
| The soil of the district
is laterite soil. This soil is characterized by its acidic nature and not suitable for
traditional agriculture. Most of the land is usar land. |
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