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Looking for a trusted name change agent in Koderma? We handle the affidavit, the newspaper notice and the Central Government Gazette notification for you, fully online. From Koderma town and Jhumri Telaiya to Domchanch, Markacho, Jainagar, Satgawan and Chandwara, nothing needs a personal visit.

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To change your name legally in Koderma, you follow three steps. A notarised affidavit, a public notice in one daily local leading newspaper, and a Central Gazette notification with the fee paid on Bharatkosh. This district writes its own biggest town at least four different ways, so send photographs rather than typing anything out.

Nobody Here Should Apologise for a Spelling

Jhumri Telaiya Is Written Four Different Ways Officially

Count them. Wikipedia records the town as Jhumri Telaiya and notes it is also spelled Jhumri Tilaiya or Jhumri Talaiya. The district administration's own website runs it together as JhumriTelaiya, with no space at all. The Nagar Parishad address writes Jhumri Telaiya with the space. And a Government of India industrial profile for the district prints it as JHUMARI TELAIYA, with an extra A. Four forms, all in official use, for one town of under a hundred thousand people.

The district's own name does the same thing. It is Koderma district with an e, but the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha constituencies are Kodarma with an a, and the administration's tourism page uses Kodarma town and Koderma district in the same paragraph. If you have ever felt awkward that your surname appears differently on two documents, look at what the offices around you do with their own names, on their own letterheads, this year.

What we do with that: we pick one spelling for your new name and hold it identical across the affidavit, the newspaper notice and the application, because the department will return a file where those three disagree. Then we name every older form as it actually appears, with the document it appears on. That is what turns a pile of differing papers into one traceable person, and it is why we ask for photographs rather than asking you to type your name.
Central Gazette

The Central Gazette Process for a Name Change in Koderma

This is the route accepted everywhere in India and abroad. Here is each step.

Prepare and Notarise the Affidavit

A sworn declaration on non-judicial stamp paper, attested by a Notary Public or First Class Magistrate at Koderma or Jhumri Telaiya. It is not made in Delhi.

Publish One Newspaper Notice

One daily local leading newspaper, carrying your father's or husband's name and your full residential address. The original paper goes with the file.

Pay on Bharatkosh and Send the File

Pay through the Non-Tax Receipt Portal, print the receipt, and the complete file goes by post or courier to the Controller of Publications, Civil Lines, Delhi 110054.

Step 1 in Detail

What Your Name Change Affidavit Must Contain

Your old name exactly as printed on your existing documents
Your new name, spelt exactly as you want it recorded forever
Your father's or husband's name, which the guidelines require
The place as printed, whichever spelling of Jhumri Telaiya it uses
The district as printed, whether Hazaribagh, Koderma or Kodarma
Your signature, two witness signatures, and the notary stamp with date
Decide the initials once, not later: choose between S. K. Bhadani, S K Bhadani or the full expanded form, fix the spacing and the surname spelling, and keep it identical in the affidavit, the newspaper and the application. Our name change affidavit page sets out the full wording.
Step 2 in Detail

One Newspaper, and Your Affidavit Is Made Here

One of the daily local leading newspapers, not two papers
The notice must state your father's or husband's name
It must carry your residential address in full
The original newspaper is forwarded to the department, not a photocopy
The affidavit is sworn before a notary here, not in Delhi
The wording must match the affidavit exactly, letter for letter
Two claims worth correcting: pages ranking for this state tell you to book two newspaper advertisements, one in Hindi and one in English, and that it is mandatory to create the affidavit in Delhi. The Department of Publication's guidelines for change of name for an adult read as one of the daily local leading newspapers, and the affidavit is sworn where you live. Delhi is where the finished file is posted, and nothing more.
Step 3 in Detail

The Fee and How It Is Paid

Rs 1,100 for an adult under the department's published schedule
Rs 3,500 for Indians living abroad
Paid through the Non-Tax Receipt Portal at bharatkosh.gov.in only
The printed receipt is attached to the application
No demand draft, no cash counter, no NEFT or RTGS
Check the current rate before paying, as schedules are revised
The documents must not be older than one year. This is the rule that quietly costs people the most. An affidavit sworn and a notice published, then the file left while life got busy, and a year and a half later both have to be redone and paid for again. If you have papers already prepared, tell us the date on them before anything else.
A Name That Travelled Further Than the Town

The Radio Made Jhumri Telaiya Known Across India

The district administration's own page tells the story plainly. Originally a little known town, Jhumri Telaiya became famous in India in the 1950s through its association with radio stations such as Radio Ceylon and Vividh Bharati of All India Radio. Before that the town was known for something else entirely. When the British laid a railway line through Koderma in the 1890s they found vast mica deposits, mining houses followed, and the place earned the name Abrak Nagri, the city of mica.

There is something worth noticing in that for anybody thinking about their own name. A name can end up better known than the thing it belongs to, and it can carry associations the place never chose. Jhumri Telaiya did not set out to become a household word on the radio. The name simply travelled. Your name does the same thing on a smaller scale, through school registers, bank records and the mouths of people who half remember it, and that is precisely why a published Gazette notification is worth having. It is the one version that does not drift.

Where the name itself came from is not settled either: Jhumri is recorded as the name of an original village now inside the town, while Telaiya is the Hindi word for a small lake. Beyond that, Jhumri is variously said to come from a local folk dance, from Jhoomar, and from Jhumka, the ornamental earring. Four accounts of one word. We are not going to pick between them and neither should anybody selling you a name change.
1973, and Then 10 April 1994

Papers From Before 1994 Correctly Name Hazaribagh

The district administration sets out the sequence and is unusually precise about it. Koderma sub division was made from Hazaribagh district in 1973. On 10 April 1994 it became a full fledged district. The history page puts the changeover to the day, recording that the district was an integral part of the Hazaribagh district until 09.04.1994. Today Koderma has six blocks, being Koderma Sadar, Jainagar, Markacho, Satgawan, Chandwara and Domchanch.

So anything issued for this area before 10 April 1994 correctly names Hazaribagh, and there is a further window between 1973 and 1994 in which a paper may name Koderma sub division while the district is still Hazaribagh. Add the state change of November 2000 and you have three periods to keep straight. None of them is an error. Our page for the parent district is at name change agent in Hazaribagh.

One date we will flag rather than smooth over: some accounts place the creation of Koderma in 1999 rather than 1994. The district administration's own site gives 10 April 1994 and names 09.04.1994 as its last day under Hazaribagh, and we follow the district's own record. If you meet the other date somewhere, that is where the difference comes from.
Compare the Two Routes

Jharkhand Gazette or Central Gazette in Koderma?

With Bihar on two sides, this is not a close decision.

PointJharkhand GazetteCentral Gazette of India
Reported position in July 2025Name change notifications halted with immediate effectUnaffected, a separate national route
Published byDirectorate of Printing and Stationery, Department of FinanceDepartment of Publication, Delhi
How the fee is paidAs set by the state for its own headsBharatkosh online, receipt attached to the file
Papers naming Hazaribagh before 1994Explained office by officeOne published proof settles it everywhere
Family or work across the Nawada or Gaya borderQuestioned in BiharAccepted in Bihar too
Four spellings of one town on your papersExplained again at each counterOne notification ties every version to you
Passport and going abroadUsually not accepted for visa and attestationThe proof passport offices and embassies look for
Getting your copyAs the state providesDownloaded from egazette.gov.in, Part IV, no certification needed
Our honest advice for Koderma: take the Central Gazette. This district is called the gateway to Jharkhand for a reason, bordered by Nawada to the north and Gaya to the west, both in Bihar, and families here move across that line constantly. Add papers naming Hazaribagh before 1994 and a town written four ways, and a notification effective only inside Jharkhand covers the smallest part of it. The state guide is on our Jharkhand page and the full comparison is in our name change agent in India guide.
Save Your Money

Not Every Case in Koderma Needs a Gazette

Many agents sell a Gazette for every case. Here the easiest pitch of all is pointing at a spelling. Telaiya on one paper and Tilaiya on another, Koderma on one and Kodarma on another, and calling it a defect that needs fixing. It is not a defect. Those are the forms the offices themselves use. Pointing at Hazaribagh on a paper from before April 1994, or Bihar on anything before November 2000, is the same trick with a different word.

A name error in a birth certificate is corrected by the Registrar at the local body where the birth was registered. Caste, income, residence and domicile certificates are corrected by the issuing authority at the block or circle office. A Gazette is for a full legal name change, after marriage, after divorce, for numerology or by personal choice, and for cases where the same difference repeats across several records. Our name spelling correction page explains the difference.

Ask us the honest question and get the honest answer: send the papers and ask whether you need a Gazette at all. Sometimes the answer is that two records differ in a way nobody will ever question, and the right advice is to leave it alone. We would rather tell you that and keep you as somebody who trusts us than take Rs 3,999 for a notification you did not need.
Get Ready

Documents Required for a Name Change in Koderma

Keep clear copies ready, and check the dates on anything already prepared.

Notarised name change affidavit on stamp paper, which we draft
The original newspaper carrying your notice, not a cutting or copy
Aadhaar, voter ID or passport as identity proof
Address proof showing your ward or village and block
Any paper naming Hazaribagh, or a different spelling of your town
Two photographs and the printed Bharatkosh receipt
Two things worth knowing before you send anything: the guidelines state that documents once submitted are not returned to the applicant, in original or photocopy form, so keep your own copies of everything. And the hard copy of the Gazette was discontinued from 1 October 2015, so nobody should be charging you extra for one. You download your notification from egazette.gov.in under the Weekly Gazette, Part IV, and it needs no certification from the department. For central Government staff, the deed follows the format prescribed under the Ministry of Home Affairs memorandum of 12 March 1987.
Cost and Time

Name Change Cost in Koderma

Simple, honest numbers so you know what to expect.

Government Fee

₹1,100 adult

Paid online on Bharatkosh

  • Rs 3,500 living abroad
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  • Newspaper charges extra
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Your Complete Name Change Journey in Koderma, Handled by NameChangeAgent

Most people think the Gazette is the finish line. It is the middle. Here is the whole journey.

NameChangeAgent is a platform built for exactly this one job, done properly. We are based in Delhi and we work with families across Koderma district entirely online, from Koderma town and Jhumri Telaiya to Domchanch, Markacho, Jainagar, Satgawan, Chandwara and Tilaiya. You send photographs of what you have on WhatsApp. We read them, tell you honestly which route your case needs, and then carry it through. Your affidavit is made where you live.

What makes a Koderma file different is how casually the spellings move here. The biggest town in the district appears as Jhumri Telaiya, Jhumri Tilaiya, JhumriTelaiya and Jhumari Telaiya across official sources, and the district itself is Koderma in one place and Kodarma in another. Add papers naming Hazaribagh before April 1994, a sub division that existed from 1973, and Bihar before November 2000, and you have a file with several correct answers in it. Meanwhile the pages ranking for this state tell you to book two newspaper advertisements and make your affidavit in Delhi. We ask before a single word is drafted.

Free Consultation on Your Koderma Case

Send your papers on WhatsApp with the block name and the dates. We tell you which period each paper belongs to, which differences are just spellings, and whether you need a Gazette at all. No charge and no obligation.

Affidavit Drafted and Notarised Locally

We draft it naming Hazaribagh or Koderma exactly as your papers show, recording every spelling of your town as it appears, and it is sworn where you live rather than in Delhi.

Newspaper Notice Placed

One daily local leading newspaper, worded identically to the affidavit, carrying your full address, and we keep the original paper for the file.

File Prepared and Sent by Courier

We pay the fee on Bharatkosh, print the receipt, assemble the complete file and send it by courier to the Controller of Publications in Delhi, then follow it through to publication.

Your Gazette Notification Retrieved

Once published we retrieve your notification from egazette.gov.in, Part IV, and send it to you. Nobody should be charging you extra for a hard copy, which was discontinued in 2015.

Every Document Updated Afterwards

Aadhaar, PAN, passport, bank, provident fund and college records. Most agents stop before this stage, and this is the stage that actually matters.

One person, one number, all the way through: the same team member who reads your first WhatsApp message stays with your file until the last document is updated, in Hindi or English. Call 9540005002 or message 9540005064 to start.
Every Area Covered

Areas We Serve Across Koderma

Our service is fully online, so your block is never a problem.

Koderma TownJhumri TelaiyaDomchanchMarkachoJainagarSatgawanChandwaraTilaiyaKoderma JunctionJhumriBagodar RoadUrwanDhabChegroBekobarJarga

Serving all of Koderma district in the North Chotanagpur division, across all six blocks of Koderma Sadar, Jainagar, Markacho, Satgawan, Chandwara and Domchanch, from Jhumri Telaiya and Tilaiya Dam to the Nawada and Gaya borders, with documents collected digitally.

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Why Koderma Families Trust NameChangeAgent

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Spellings Are Not Your Fault

Four official forms of Jhumri Telaiya. Nobody here needs to apologise for one.

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Your Affidavit Is Made Here

Not in Delhi. It is sworn before a notary where you live, and always was.

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One Newspaper, Not Two

The adult guidelines say one daily local leading newspaper. Others make you pay twice.

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We Will Tell You to Skip It

If two records differ in a way nobody will question, we say leave it alone.

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Name Change in Koderma, Frequently Asked Questions

Clear answers to the questions we hear most often.

How do I change my name legally in Koderma?
In three steps. A notarised affidavit, a public notice in one daily local leading newspaper, and a Central Gazette notification with the fee paid on Bharatkosh. We handle all three for you, fully online.
Is it Jhumri Telaiya, Tilaiya or Talaiya?
All of them appear officially. Wikipedia records Jhumri Telaiya and notes it is also spelled Jhumri Tilaiya or Jhumri Talaiya, the district website runs it together as JhumriTelaiya, and a Government of India industrial profile prints Jhumari Telaiya. If your paper uses any of these it is correct, and we name it as printed.
Is the district Koderma or Kodarma?
Both are in official use. The district is generally Koderma, while the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha constituencies are Kodarma, and the administration's own tourism page uses Kodarma town and Koderma district in the same paragraph.
When was Koderma district created?
On 10 April 1994, carved out of the original Hazaribagh district. The district administration records that Koderma sub division had been made from Hazaribagh in 1973, and that the area was an integral part of Hazaribagh until 09.04.1994.
I have seen 1999 given as the year. Which is right?
We follow the district administration's own record of 10 April 1994, which also names 09.04.1994 as the last day under Hazaribagh. Some other accounts give 1999. Where sources disagree we tell you rather than quoting one silently.
My old paper says Hazaribagh. Is it still valid?
Yes. Anything issued for this area before 10 April 1994 correctly names Hazaribagh. Between 1973 and 1994 a paper may name Koderma sub division while the district is still Hazaribagh, and that is correct too.
Why is Jhumri Telaiya so well known?
The district administration records that originally a little known town, Jhumri Telaiya became famous in India in the 1950s through its association with radio stations such as Radio Ceylon and Vividh Bharati of All India Radio. Before that it was known for mica, earning the name Abrak Nagri, the city of mica, after the British found deposits there in the 1890s.
Do I need two newspapers or one?
One. The Department of Publication's guidelines for change of name for an adult state that the change should be advertised in one of the daily local leading newspapers, stating the father's or husband's name with the residential address, and that the original newspaper is forwarded to the department.
My name is spelt differently on two documents. Do I need a Gazette?
Not necessarily. Send the papers and ask. Sometimes two records differ in a way nobody will question and the right advice is to leave it alone. Where the same difference repeats across several records, or you want a genuine change of name, the Gazette is the route.
How much does a name change cost in Koderma?
The department's published schedule is Rs 1,100 for an adult and Rs 3,500 for Indians living abroad. Rates are revised, so check the current amount on deptpub.gov.in or Bharatkosh before paying. Newspaper and affidavit charges are extra. Our complete service starts at Rs 3,999.

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Reviewed by Gourav Singal, Advocate. Gourav has practised in legal documentation for five years, is based in Jaipur, and works with NameChangeAgent on name change files day to day. He checks the legal accuracy of the process, the offices and the fees set out on this page. Written and maintained by the NameChangeAgent documentation team, who have handled legal name change work for over five years. Last reviewed 27 July 2026.

Sources for the official details on this page: the Department of Publication's published Guidelines for Change of Name for Adult (Major), available through deptpub.gov.in · koderma.nic.in · egazette.gov.in

This page explains a documentation process and is not legal advice on your individual case. Where sources disagree, as they do on the year this district was created and on the spelling of its main town, we report the disagreement rather than choosing quietly. Separate guidelines apply to change of name and gender, and to minors. Fees are set by the Department of Publication and are revised, so confirm the current position before you pay. For a contested matter, or anything before a court, you need a lawyer engaged for you specifically.

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