Simdega district


Simdega district is one of the 24 districts of Jharkhand 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 and Khunti districts. Simdega District was carved out from erstwhile Gumla district on 30 April 2001. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.

Administration

Blocks/Mandals

The following are the list of blocks in Simdega district.

Panchayats and villages

  • List of villages in Simdega district

    Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Simdega district has a population of 599,578, roughly equal to the nation of Solomon Islands or the US state of Wyoming. This gives it a ranking of 526th in India. The district has a population density of. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.62%. Simdega has a sex ratio of 1000 females for every 1000 males; and a 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.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 53.91% of the population spoke Sadri, 22.50% Mundari, 15.44% Kharia, 4.02% Hindi, 1.44% Kurukh and 1.36% Urdu as their first language. 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 most backward districts. It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme.

Popular places

  • Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary: A wildlife sanctuary known for wild animals including leopard, sloth bear.
  • Kelaghagh dam: A dam on Chhinda river in Simdega. There is facility of boating through motor-boats and para-sailing.
  • Ramrekha Dham - it is commonly believed that Lord Rama had visited this place in his exile years.