Godda Tourism, Jharkhand India
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Godda Fast Facts
- State: Jharkhand
- District: Godda
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- Population: 1,313,551
- Religions: Hindu, Muslims
- Language: Hindi, Santhali
- Best Season: October to March
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- Local Transport: Bus, Taxi, Rikshaw
- Pincode: 814154
- STDCode: 06422
Godda, India Overview
Godda district 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 was formerly 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 861,000. The district is without any rail link, the nearest railway station being Barahat. The main economic activity of the people is agriculture, and major crops are paddy, wheat and maize.
Godda is the land of a tribe called Santhals. Godda is not only a land of tribes, the local inhabitants also include the non-tribal and urban people.
Godda is mostly famous for the Rajmahal Coalfields in Lalmatia. It's 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.
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Godda, India History
Godda came into existence as fifty fifth district of undivided Bihar on may 25, 1983 and became the 18th district of Jharkhand State that emerged on November 15, 2000. Prior to its upgradation to the status of a district it was a Sub-Division of Santhal Pargana district since 1855. In absence of basic infra-structure the district is still undeveloped .
Godda district falls under Santhal Pargana Division and has one Sub-Division Godda and eight blocks - Boarijore , Godda, Mahagama, Meharama, Pathargama, Poraiyahat, Sunderpahari and Thakurgangti . It has one single town and 2304 villages falling under 172 Panchayats . Out of the 2304 villages 1622 are chiragi and 682 be- chiragi. The municipal area also covers up 7 chiragi revenue villages besides the urban area . The administrative headquarters of the District is Godda. Total of 1206 revenue villages are Pradhani villages