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GODDA.NIC.IN'GODDA' ​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 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 861,000. The district is without any rail link, the nearest railway station being hansdiha. 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.  A Brief Description Total Geographical Area: 2110.40 Sq Km. No. of Subdivision: 02 (One) Net Forest Area : 58492.88 Acre	No. of Block: 09 Net Shown Area : 183705.66 Acre	No. of Circle: 09 Net Irrigated Area : 12392.03 Acre	No. of Panchayat: 201 Total Population (Census 2011) : 13, 11, 382	No. of Municipality: 01 Male Population : 6, 78, 486	No. of Villages: 2311 Female Population : 6, 32, 878	No. of Town: 01 Urban Population : 48469	No. of House Holds: Rural Population : 1262913	No. of Railway Station: Nil Total No. of Literates : 621012	Nearest Railway Station : Bhagalpur (Bihar), Hansdiha (Dumka) , Dumka (Jharkhand), Banka (Bihar), Jasidih (Jharkhand) Male Literates : 388301	No. of Police Station: 15 Female Literates: 232705	No. of Sadar Hospital:01 Referal Hospital : 03	No. of PHCs: 07 Add. PHCs: 09	Sub Health Centre: 195 No. of Bank Branches: 75	Percentage of Literacy : 43.73% Tourism : 04 1.Yoginin Shakti Peeth in Pathergama Block 2.Sunder Dam in Boarijore Block 3.Water Fall at Damakol in Sunderpahari Block 4.Open Caste Coal Mines at Lalmatia in Boarijore Block