{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Simdega district | settlement_type = [[List of districts of Jharkhand|District]] of [[Jharkhand]] | total_type = Total | native_name = | image_skyline = Ambapani, Jharkhand 835226, India - panoramio (2).jpg | image_caption = River near [[Ambapani]] | image_map = Simdega in Jharkhand (India).svg | map_caption = Location of Simdega district in Jharkhand | coordinates = | coor_pinpoint = Simdega | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]] | subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Government banner of Jharkhand.png}} [[Jharkhand]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]] | subdivision_name2 = [[South Chotanagpur division|South Chotanagpur]] | established_title = Established | established_date = | seat_type = Headquarters | seat = [[Simdega]] | parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]] | parts_style = para | p1 = | area_total_km2 = 3774 | area_footnotes = | population_as_of = 2011 | population_total = 599,578 | population_footnotes = | population_urban = 42,944 | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type1 = Demographics | demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]] | demographics1_info1 = 67.99 per cent | demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio | demographics1_info2 = | leader_title = [[District magistrate|Deputy Commissioner]] | leader_name = Mrs. Kanchan Singh ([[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]) | leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]] | leader_name1 = [[Khunti Lok Sabha constituency|Khunti]] | leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]] | leader_name2 = [[Simdega Assembly constituency|Simdega]], [[Kolebira Assembly constituency|Kolebira]] | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | utc_offset1 = +05:30 | registration_plate = | blank_name_sec1 = | blank_info_sec1 = | blank_name_sec2 = Average annual precipitation | blank_info_sec2 = 85% mm | website = {{URL|http://simdega.nic.in}} | official_name = }} '''Simdega district''' is one of the 24 districts of [[Jharkhand]] [[States and territories of India|state]], [[India]], and [[Simdega]] town is the administrative headquarters of this district. As of 2011, this district is the least densely populated district and the third least populous district of Jharkhand after [[Lohardaga district|Lohardaga]] and [[Khunti district]]s.<ref name="districtcensus">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Simdega |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/564/download/1904/DH_2011_2016_PART_A_DCHB_RAMGARH.pdf |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> Simdega District was carved out from erstwhile [[Gumla district]] on 30 April 2001. It is currently a part of the [[Red Corridor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://intellibriefs.bgspot.com/2009/12/naxal-menace-83-dtricts-under.html |title=83 districts under the Security Related Expendure Scheme |publisher=IntelliBriefs |date= 2009-12-11 |accessdate=2011-09-17}}</ref>
== Administration == === Blocks/Mandals === The following are the list of blocks (10 blocks) in Simdega district. {{Columns-list|colwidth=22em|style=width:850px;| #[[Bano block]] #[[Bansjore block]] #[[Bolba block]] #[[Jaldega block]] #[[Kersai block]] #[[Kolebira block]] #[[Kurdeg block]] #[[Pakartanr block]] #[[Simdega block]] #[[Thethaitangar block]] }}
=== Panchayats and villages === *[[List of villages in Simdega district]]
==Demographics== {{historical populations | 1901 | 1,79,857 | 1911 | 2,10,096 | 1921 | 2,02,128 | 1931 | 2,37,371 | 1941 | 2,53,770 | 1951 | 2,81,912 | 1961 | 3,15,806 | 1971 | 3,78,731 | 1981 | 4,03,900 | 1991 | 4,46,421 | 2001 | 5,14,320 | 2011 | 5,99,578 |source=Census of India<ref>{{cite web |title=Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Jharkhand |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/43353/download/47042/20%20A-2%20Jharkhand.pdf |website=census.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>|align=center}}
{{bar box |title=Religions in Simdega district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=Table C-01 Population By Religion: Jharkhand|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11377/download/14490/DDW20C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=census.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> |titlebar=#Fcd116 |float=left |bars= {{bar percent|[[Christianity in Jharkhand|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|51.14}} {{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|33.61}} {{bar percent|[[Tribal religions in India|ORP]]|maroon|12.35}} {{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|2.52}} {{bar percent|Not stated|black|0.38}} |caption=*''ORP mostly adherents of [[Sarnaism]]'' }}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Simdega district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 599,578,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Solomon Islands]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | accessdate = 2011-10-01 | quote = Solomon Islands 571,890 July 2011 est.}}</ref> or the US state of [[Wyoming]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-09-30| quote =Wyoming 563,626}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 526th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|160|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.62%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Simdega has a [[sex ratio]] of 1000 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males;<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 67.99%. 7.16% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 7.45% and 70.78% of the population respectively.<ref name="districtcensus" />
{{Pie chart |caption=Languages of Simdega district (2011)<ref name="language"/> |label1 = [[Sadri language|Sadri]] |value1 = 53.91 |color1 = burlywood |label2 = [[Mundari language|Mundari]] |value2 = 22.50 |color2 = teal |label3 = [[Kharia language|Kharia]] |value3 = 15.44 |color3 = cornflowerblue |label4 = [[Hindi]] |value4 = 4.02 |color4 = orange |label5 = [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]] |value5 = 1.44 |color5 = mediumseagreen |label6 = [[Urdu]] |value6 = 1.36 |color6 = green |label7 = Others |value7 = 1.33 |color7 = grey }}
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 53.91% of the population spoke [[Sadri language|Sadri]], 22.50% [[Mundari language|Mundari]], 15.44% [[Kharia language|Kharia]], 4.02% [[Hindi]], 1.44% [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]] and 1.36% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name="language">{{Cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10207/download/13319/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2000.XLSX|title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Jharkhand|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> Simdega is the only district in India outside of the Northeast that has a Christian majority.
==Economy== In 2006, the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Simdega one of the country's 250 [[poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web |author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nd.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |accessdate=September 27, 2011}}</ref>
==Popular places== *[[Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary]]: A wildlife sanctuary known for wild animals including leopard, sloth bear.[http://www.jharwildlife.in/2014-10-09-13-56-25/2014-10-10-15-05-38/palkot.html] [[File:Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary.jpg|alt=Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary|thumb|Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary]] *Kelaghagh dam: A dam on Chhinda river in Simdega. There is facility of boating through motor-boats and para-sailing.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/simdega/story-tourist-influx-at-kelaghagh-dam-concerns-over-cleanliness-201735057981695.html|title=केलाघाघ डैम परिसर को है सफाई का इंतेजार|publisher=Live Hindustan|date=24 December 2024|access-date=14 February 2025}}</ref> [[File:Kelaghagh_Dam.jpg|thumb|Kelaghagh Dam, Simdega]] * Ramrekha Dham - it is commonly believed that Lord Rama had visited this place in his exile years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/jharkhand/simdega/ramrekha-dham-of-simdega-is-rammay-as-devotees-gathered-on-magh-purnima-mtj|title=राममय हुआ सिमडेगा का रामरेखा धाम, माघ पूर्णिमा पर उमड़ी श्रद्धालुओं की भीड़|publisher=Prabhat Khabar|date=5 February 2023|access-date=14 February 2025}}</ref> [[File:Ramrekha dham temple.jpg|thumb|Ramrekha dham temple in Magh mela]]
==See also== * [[Districts of Jharkhand]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{official website|http://simdega.nic.in/}}
{{Geographic location |Centre = Simdega district |North = [[Gumla district]] |Northeast = [[Khunti district]] |East = [[West Singhbhum district]] |Southeast = |South = [[Sundargarh district]], [[Odisha]] |Southwest = |West = |Northwest = [[Jashpur district]], [[Chhattisgarh]] }}
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