 The 79.7 km long first stage railway project from Koderma to Hazaribagh costing 936 crore was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 20 February 2015.The railway line passes through Padma CD Block and there is a station at Padma.In 2011, amongst the 40 inhabited villages in Padma CD Block, 5 villages had no primary school, 27 villages had one primary school and 8 villages had more than one primary school.