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{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Godda district|its namesake community development block|Godda (community development block)}}
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<!-- See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details -->{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Godda
| settlement_type    = Town
| image_skyline      = Manokamna pahad wide view lakhanpahari by priyam kashyap.jpg
| image_alt          = 
| image_caption      = View of Manokamna Hill in [[Lakhanpahari]]
| pushpin_map        = India Jharkhand#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt    = 
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand, India
| coordinates        = {{coord|24.83|N|87.22|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Jharkhand]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Godda district|Godda]]
| established_title  = <!-- Established -->
| established_date   = 04/11/1993
| founder            = 
| government_type    = [[Municipal governance in India]]
| governing_body     = Godda municipal council
| unit_pref          = Metric
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_rank          = 
| area_total_km2     = 8.59
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 87
| population_total   = 48480
| population_as_of   = 2011
| population_rank    = 
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = 
| population_footnotes = 
| demographics_type1 = Languages (*For language details see [[Godda (community development block)#Language and religion]])
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
| timezone1          = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1        = +5:30
| postal_code_type   = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code        = 814133
| area_code_type     = Telephone code
| area_code          = 06422
| registration_plate = JH-17
| website            = {{URL|godda.nic.in/}}
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''Godda''' is a town with a [[municipal council]] in the Godda subdivision of the [[Godda district]] in [[Jharkhand]], [[India]]. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Godda district.

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
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===Location===
Godda is located at {{Coord|24.83|N|87.22|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/38/Godda.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Godda]</ref> It has an average elevation of 77&nbsp;metres (252&nbsp;feet). Godda came into existence as the 55th district of [[Bihar]] on 25 May 1983. After the bifurcation of Bihar into [[Jharkhand]] state on 15 November 2000, it was one of 18 districts of Jharkhand.

===Overview===
Godda lies in a hilly area with the [[Rajmahal hills]] running from the bank of the [[Ganges]] from north to south. It is close to the [[Farakka Barrage]], just inside West Bengal; the [[Rajmahal coalfield]] is also nearby. The area around Godda is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.3120/page/n1/mode/2up |title = Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas| first= P.C.|last=Roychoudhury | work= Chapter I: General | year=1965 |publisher= Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965 | access-date = 5 December 2020}}</ref>

==Demographics==
===Population===
{{Historical population
| source = [[Census of India]]<ref>{{cite web | url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2006_PART_A_DCHB_GODDA.pdf | title =  District Census Handbook Godda, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work= Section II Town Directory, Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 1082  | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand |access-date =  23 November 2020}}</ref>
| 1961 | 7500
| 1971 | 9733
| 1981 | 14917
| 1991 | 23637
| 2001 | 37008
| 2011 | 48480
}}
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Godda had a total population of 48,480, of which 25,707 (53%) were males and 22,773 (47%) were females. The population in the age range 0–6 years was 6,745. The total number of literate persons in Godda was 41,735 (84.30% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2006_PART_B_DCHB_GODDA.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Godda, Series 21, Part XII B| work= Page 25: District primary census abstract, 2011 census |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 19 November 2020}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Godda'', the urban area of Godda covered an area of 8.59&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. [[Panjwara Road railway station]] on the [[Dumka-Bhagalpur line]] is 20&nbsp;km away. Among the civic amenities, the town had 17.1&nbsp;km roads with open drains. The protected water supply includes hand pumps, and uncovered wells. Residences in Godda have 7,319 domestic electric connections, and there are 350 road light points around the town.<ref>{{cite web |title=District Census Handbook Godda, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2006_PART_A_DCHB_GODDA.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823224012/https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2006_PART_A_DCHB_GODDA.pdf |archive-date=23 August 2016 |access-date=2 March 2024 |work=Census of India 2011: Jharkhand |publisher=Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand |pages=1082–1086}}</ref>

==Economy==
Traditionally, Godda produced [[Patravali|pattal]] (leaf plates), and furniture. During the late 20th century, Godda saw industrialization and many major industrial projects came to the town. [[Jindal Steel and Power|Jindal Steel & Powers]] at Tesubathan ([[Sunderpahari]]) constructed a 1320 MW capacity thermal power plant.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/power/jspl-to-come-up-with-1320-mw-thermal-power-plant-at-godda/articleshow/19800964.cms?from=mdr|title=JSPL to come up with 1320 MW thermal power plant at Godda|last=Majumdar|first=Rakhi|date=2013-04-30|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref> [[Adani Power]] is establishing its 1600 MW [[Godda Thermal Power Station|thermal power plant at Godda]] and it will become India's first power sector [[Special economic zone|Special Economic Zone]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/917532/in-final-days-of-modi-government-adani-project-in-jharkhand-becomes-india-s-first-power-sector-sez|title=In final days of Modi government, Adani project in Jharkhand becomes India's first power sector SEZ|last=Chandrasekhar|first=Aruna|website=Scroll.in|date=25 March 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref>

Rajmahal Coal Mining Ltd, a subsidiary of [[Aditya Birla Group]]s operates the mine of [[Eastern Coalfields]] at [[Mahagama]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.esselmining.com/division/coal-mining/overview.html|title=The best site|website=www.esselmining.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-16|archive-date=16 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116075917/http://www.esselmining.com/division/coal-mining/overview.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Administration==

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==Education==

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==Transport==

===Roadways===
* [[National Highway 133 (India)|NH 133]]
* [[National Highway 333A (India)|NH 333A]]

=== Railway ===
The Godda railway station is situated around 4&nbsp;km from the city centre. [[Humsafar Express]] was the first train to depart from the Godda railway station on 8 April 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Railways launches Hansdiha-Godda new line in Jharkhand; starts Godda-New Delhi Humsafar special train|date=9 April 2021 |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/indian-railways-launches-hansdiha-godda-new-line-in-jharkhand-starts-godda-new-delhi-humsafar-special-train/2229850/}}</ref>

===Airways===
* [[Bhagalpur Airport]] situated in Bhagalpur (Bihar) is the nearest airport (is 65 Km away from Godda). 
* [[Dumka Airport]] is 86 Km away from Godda.
* [[Deoghar Airport]] is 87 Km away from Godda.
* [[Jay Prakash Narayan Airport]], [[Patna]] is 291 Km away from Godda.
* [[Birsa Munda Airport]], [[Ranchi]] is 331 Km away from Godda.

==Notable people==
*[[Bhagwat Jha Azad]]: Former chief minister of Bihar
*[[Rameshwar Thakur]]: Former governor of [[Madhya Pradesh]]
*[[Kirti Azad]]: Former cricketer, Team India.
*[[Rashmi Jha]]: Bollywood actress
*[[Bhumika Chawla]]: Bollywood actress
*[[Hemant Choudhary]]: Hindi TV and Bollywood actor
*[[Anil Kumar Jha]]: Former chairman, [[Coal India Limited]]
*[[Pradeep Yadav (Indian politician)|Pradeep Yadav]]: MLA, Poreyahat
*[[Dipika Pandey Singh]]: MLA, Mahagama
*[[Raghu Nandan Mandal]]: Former MLA, Godda
*[[Amit Kumar Mandal]]: MLA, Godda

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.godda.nic.in/sectoral_info.html Godda Administration Website] ({{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229033116/http://www.godda.nic.in/sectoral_info.html |date=29 December 2017 }})

{{Santhal Parganas Division}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Anga Desh]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Godda district]]