As per the 2001 Census, Kodarma District has recorded a net population of 5,40,901. Rabi, kharif crops, flowers, fruits and vegetables whose growth is conducive to laterite soil are cultivated. People are also economically dependant on the mica, quratz dolomite, granite and feldspar mines.
Tourism is a well-developed sector in Kodarma which entices tourists to the
- Tilaya Dam
- Hydro-Electric Power House
- Terrace Gardens on the hillock Deer Park
- Picnic Island with swimming corner approachable by motor boats available on hire
- Satagawan Petro falls
- Saint Paramhans Baba Tomb
- Makamaro Hills
- Shaktipeeth Maa Chanchala Devi
