They live in the hills and forest of Chhotanagpur, the bordering area of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.
Some Kodaku people speak Korwa as their mother tongue.
The Kodaku people are mainly concentrated in the northeastern area of Surguja district in Chhattishgarh, southern parts of Palamau, Gadhwa in Jharkhand and the southeastern region of Sonabhadra district of Uttar Pradesh.
Kodaku people are now included in Scheduled Tribes by government of India.
(along with Abij Maria and Korba community) The name Kodaku originates from 'Kodwa' which means 'digger of the soil'.