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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Simdega district<br />
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Jharkhand|District]] of [[Jharkhand]]<br />
| total_type = Total<br />
| native_name = <br />
| image_skyline = Ambapani, Jharkhand 835226, India - panoramio (2).jpg<br />
| image_caption = River near [[Ambapani]]<br />
| image_map = Simdega in Jharkhand (India).svg<br />
| map_caption = Location of Simdega district in Jharkhand<br />
| coordinates = <br />
| coor_pinpoint = Simdega<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[South Chotanagpur division|South Chotanagpur]]<br />
| established_title = Established<br />
| established_date = <br />
| seat_type = Headquarters<br />
| seat = [[Simdega]]<br />
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]<br />
| parts_style = para<br />
| p1 = <br />
| area_total_km2 = 3774<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_total = 599,578<br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| population_urban = 42,944<br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| demographics_type1 = Demographics<br />
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]<br />
| demographics1_info1 = 67.59 per cent<br />
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio<br />
| demographics1_info2 = <br />
| leader_title = <br />
| leader_name = <br />
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]<br />
| leader_name1 = [[Khunti (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khunti]]<br />
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]<br />
| leader_name2 = 3<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +05:30<br />
| registration_plate = <br />
| blank_name_sec1 = <br />
| blank_info_sec1 = <br />
| blank_name_sec2 = Average annual precipitation<br />
| blank_info_sec2 = 85% mm<br />
| website = http://simdega.nic.in/<br />
| official_name = <br />
}}<br />
'''Simdega district''' is one of the twenty-four districts of [[Jharkhand]] [[States and territories of India|state]], [[India]], and [[Simdega]] town is the administrative headquarters of this district. This district is the least population density district of jharkhand(2011).This 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><br />
As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Jharkhand (out of 24), after [[Lohardaga district|Lohardaga]] and [[Khunti district]]s.<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url =http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | accessdate = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref><br />
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==Economy==<br />
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><br />
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== Administration ==<br />
=== Blocks/Mandals ===<br />
The following are the list of blocks in Simdega district.<br />
{{Columns-list|colwidth=22em|style=width:850px;|<br />
#[[Bano block]]<br />
#[[Bansjore block]]<br />
#[[Bolba block]]<br />
#[[Jaldega block]]<br />
#[[Kersai block]]<br />
#[[Kolebira block]]<br />
#[[Kurdeg block]]<br />
#[[Pakartanr block]]<br />
#[[Simdega|Simdega block]]<br />
#[[Thethaitangar block]]<br />
}}<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{bar box<br />
|title=Religions in Simdega district (2011)<ref name=christian/><br />
|titlebar=#Fcd116<br />
|float=right<br />
|bars=<br />
{{bar percent|[[Christianity]]|dodgerblue|51.14}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|33.61}}<br />
{{bar percent|Others|maroon|12.35}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|#009000|2.52}}<br />
{{bar percent|Not stated|black|0.38}}<br />
}}<br />
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 | accessdate = 2011-10-01 | quote = Solomon Islands 571,890 July 2011 est.<br />
}}</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<br />
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 526th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/><br />
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 67.59%. It is the only Christian majority district in Jharkhand.<ref name="christian">[http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/116-simdega.html Simdega District Population Census 2011, Jharkhand literacy sex ratio and density]</ref> Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 70.8% of total population.<ref name=districtcensus/><br />
{{Pie chart<br />
|label1 = [[Sadri language|Sadri]] |value1 = 53.91 |color1 = tomato<br />
|label2 = [[Mundari language|Mundari]] |value2 = 22.50 |color2 = teal<br />
|label3 = [[Kharia language|Kharia]] |value3 = 15.44 |color3 = cornflowerblue<br />
|label4 = [[Hindi]] |value4 = 4.02 |color4 = orange<br />
|label5 = [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]] |value5 = 1.44 |color5 = orchid<br />
|label6 = [[Urdu]] |value6 = 1.36 |color6 = green<br />
|label7 = Others |value7 = 1.33 |color7 = grey<br />
|caption=Languages of Simdega district (2011)}}<br />
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 53.91% of the population in the district 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>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref><br />
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{{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>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}<br />
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==Culture==<br />
===Popular places in Simdega District===<br />
* Chhinda Dam<br />
* Ramrekha dham - it is commonly believed by the tribals in the area that Lord Rama had visited this place in his exile years.<br />
* Ramjanki Mandir<br />
* Gandhi Maidan<br />
* Kelaghagh<br />
* Kobang Dam<br />
* sarna mandir<br />
* Dhangadi- It is a picnic place of Shankh river in bolba block. Where naturally rocks cut by river water looked very attractive.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Districts of Jharkhand]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://simdega.nic.in/ Simdega district website]<br />
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{{Geographic location<br />
|Centre = Simdega district<br />
|North = [[Gumla district]]<br />
|Northeast = [[Khunti district]]<br />
|East = [[West Singhbhum district]]<br />
|Southeast = <br />
|South = [[Sundargarh district]], [[Odisha]]<br />
|Southwest = <br />
|West = <br />
|Northwest = [[Jashpur district]], [[Chhattisgarh]]<br />
}}<br />
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