Godda is one of the districts of Jharkhand. Godda lies in the northeastern part of Jharkhand state. Godda town is the headquarters of Godda district. The geographical area now comprising Godda district was formerly part of Santhal Parganas.

Godda is the land of a tribe called Sathals and is mostly famous for the Rajmahal Coalfields in Lalmatia. Its and integral part of Jharkhand and known for its hills and small forests. The mine present here is an integral part of ECL coalfields and is among the biggest of its own in whole Asia.

Godda was a part of undivided Santhal Pargana district till 1981 Census. Later the old Godda sub-division of Santhal Pargana was separated and formed as a new district. As a consequence of the Santhal rebellion of 1845-55 the district of Santhal Paragna was created from portions of Bhagalpur and Birbhum. Godda district at present comprises eight Blocks viz. Meherma, Mahagama, Boarijar, Patargama, Godda, Sundurpahari, Pareyahat and Thukur Gangati. Godda is the only town in the district. There are 2311 villages in the district.