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{{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             = 
| leader_name              = 
| 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|11=1901|12=1,79,857|13=1911|14=2,10,096|15=1921|16=2,02,128|17=1931|18=2,37,371|19=1941|20=2,53,770|21=1951|22=2,81,912|23=1961|24=3,15,806|25=1971|26=3,78,731|27=1981|28=4,03,900|29=1991|30=4,46,421|31=2001|32=5,14,320|33=2011|34=5,99,578|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<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]]
}}

{{Districts of Jharkhand}}
{{South Chotanagpur Division}}
{{South Chotanagpur Division topics}}

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