{{Infobox settlement | name = Simdega subdivision | other_name = <!-- optional --> | nickname = | settlement_type = Subdivision | image_skyline = File:Jampani, Jharkhand 835226, India - panoramio (3).jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = National Highway 143 at Jampani in Thethaitangar block in Simdega subdivision | pushpin_map = India Jharkhand#India3 | pushpin_label_position = left | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand, India | coordinates = {{coord|22.8012|N|85.9444|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Jharkhand | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Simdega | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | seat_type = Headquarters | seat = Simdega | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 3774 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 599578 | population_as_of = | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Hindi, Odia | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | registration_plate = | website = {{URL|simdega.nic.in/}} | footnotes = }}
'''Simdega subdivision''' is an administrative subdivision of the Simdega district in the South Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India.
==History== Simdega subdivision was established in 1915 and was one of the four subdivisions of Ranchi district. In 1983, it became a part of the Gumla district when the latter was formed and in 2001, it became a part of the Simdega district when the latter was formed.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://khunti.nic.in/history/| title=Khunti district| work= About district-history |publisher= Khunti district administration | access-date = 3 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://gumla.nic.in/ | work= About district|title=Gumla district |publisher= Gumla district administration | access-date = 3 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="District Police Profile - Simdega">{{cite web| url = https://jhpolice.gov.in/simdega| title= District Police Profile - Simdega |work= Brief summary of the district| publisher= Jharkhand Police| access-date = 3 January 2022}}</ref>
==Overview== Simdega district has only one subdivision – Simdega subdivision. There are 10 blocks in Simedga subdivision – Bano, Bansjore, Bolba, Jaldega, Koldega, Kolebira, Kurdeg, Pakartanr, Simdega and Thethaitangar.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://simdega.nic.in/en/subdivision-blocks/ |title = District Simdega| work= Subdivision and Blocks, Village and Panchayats. |publisher= Simdega district administration | access-date = 3 January 2022}}</ref>
Simdega subdivision covers 3774.00 km<sup>2</sup> and has a population of 599,578 in 2011. The subdivision has 450 villages (449 inhabited and 1 uninhabited), and 1 statutory town. Over 90% of the population lives in the rural areas.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2022_PART_A_DCHB_SIMDEGA.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A| work= Page 33: 2011 Census Findings: Population and its Distribution |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 3 January 2022}}</ref><ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2022_PART_B_DCHB_SIMDEGA.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII B| work= Page 16: Important Statistics, Page 26-27: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 3 January 2022}}</ref>
==Geography== {{OSM Location map
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==Police stations== Police stations in Simdega subdivision are:<ref name="District Police Profile - Simdega"/> #Simdega #Muffasil #SC/ST #Mahila #Thethaitangar #Kurdeg #Bolba #Kolebira #Bano #Jaldega #Kersai #Pakartanr # Rengarih #Mahabuang #AHTU
==Blocks== Community development blocks in the Simdega subdivision are:<ref name=census2011/>
{| class="wikitable sortable" !CD Block ||Headquarters||<br/>Area<br/>km<sup>2</sup>||Population<br/>(2011) ||SC %||ST %||Literacy<br/> rate %||CT |- |Simdega||Simdega||425.07||72,131||11.54||68.27||67.86|| - |- |Bano||Bano||459.82||80,462||7.49||63.16||63.43|| - |- |Bansjore||Bansjore||151.07||25,519||3.47||85.58||61.47|| - |- |Bolba||Bolba||288.63||30,786||6.85||72.87||63.26|| - |- |Jaldega||Jaldega||441.61||64,286||3.60||82.92||64.89|| - |- |Kersai||Kersai||236.97||39,218||5.14||80.33||67.80|| - |- |Kolebira||Kolebira||437.44||71,283||13.04||62.55||70.40|| - |- |Kurdeg||Kurdeg||274.84||47,984||6.67||72.33||67.52|| - |- |Pakartanr||Pakartanr||286.82||37,507||8.76||68.29||70.04|| - |- |Thethaitangar||Thethaitangar||624.18||87,458||6.06||80.53||66.73|| - |}
==Education== In 2011, in Simdega subdivision out of a total 449 inhabited villages in 10 CD blocks there were 117 villages with pre-primary schools, 417 villages with primary schools, 243 villages with middle schools, 65 villages with secondary schools, 13 villages with senior secondary schools, 1 village with general degree college, 2 villages with vocation training schools/ ITI, 6 villages with non-formal training centres, 26 villages with no educational facility.<ref name=directory>{{cite web| url = https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2022_PART_A_DCHB_SIMDEGA.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A| work= Pages 222-224, 266|publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 3 January 2022}}</ref>
The only nagar panchayat had 10 primary schools, 18 middle schools, 5 secondary schools, 5 senior secondary schools, 1 general degree college, 2 recognised shorthand, typewriting, and vocational training institutions and 1 non-formal education centre (Sarba Shiksha Abhiyan).<ref name=directory/> <br/><small>.*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand.</small>
===Educational institutions=== The following institutions are located in Simdega subdivision: *Simdega College was established at Simdega in 1960.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.simdegacollegesimdega.com | title = Simdega College | publisher = SC| access-date = 3 January 2022}}</ref> *St. Xavier's College, Simdega was established at Simdega in 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.sxcsimdega.edu.in| title = St. Xavier;s College, Simdega | publisher = SXC| access-date = 3 January 2022}}</ref> *S.K.Bage College was established in 1985 at Kolebira.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.indcareer.com/jharkhand/simdega/sk-bage-college-kolebira | title = S.K.Bage College, Kolebira | publisher = IndCareer| access-date = 3 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.sarkariexamslive.com/sk-bage-college-kolebira-gumla-merit-list/ | title = S.K.Bage College | publisher = Sarkari Exams| access-date = 3 January 2022}}</ref>
(Information about degree colleges with proper reference may be added here)
==Healthcare== In 2011, in Simdega subdivision, in the 10 CD blocks, there were 17 villages with primary health centres, 131 villages with primary health subcentres, 29 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 18 villages with allopathic hospitals, 23 villages with dispensaries, 2 villages with a veterinary hospitals, 26 villages with family welfare centres, 101 villages with medicine shops.<ref name=directory/>
The only nagar panchayat had 1 hospital, 1 nursing home, 2 dispensaries, 1 maternity and child welfare centre, 1 veterinary hospital, 7 medicine shops. <br/><small>.*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included</small>
===Medical facilities=== The major government medical facilities are: Referral Hospital at Thethaitangar and Community Health Centres (hospitals) at Bano, Bolba, Jaldega, Kolebira and Kurdeg.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://simdega.nic.in/en/public-utilities/# | title = Simdega district | work= Public Utilities - Hospitals | publisher = Simdega district administration |access-date = 3 January 2022}}</ref>
(Anybody having referenced information about location of government/ private medical facilities may please add it here)
==References== {{reflist}}
{{South Chotanagpur Division}} {{South Chotanagpur Division topics}}
Category:Subdivisions of Jharkhand