Welcome to Simdega
District is situated in the
south-western part of the state of Jharkhand . It
borders with Orissa and Chhattisgarh states. It comprises of
the area, which was erstwhile the Simdega
Subdivision of the district of Gumla and was created on 30th April
2001.
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District Statistics
Employee Corner
| District created on | 4th April 2001 |
| Location | (South West of Jharkhand) |
| Latitude | 200 10 min.to 200 40 min. North |
| Longitude | 840 0 min. to 840 34 min. East |
| (South West of Jharkhand) | |
| Total Area | 3761.2 Sq.km |
| Forest Area | 1194.50 Sq.km (31.75 %) |
| No. of Blocks/Circles | 10 |
| No. of Gram Panchayats | 94 |
| Revenue Villages | 450 |
| Nagar panchayat (Urban Local Body) | 01 |
| No. of Wards (ULB) | 18 |
| Zila Parshad Members | 10 |
| Panchayat Samiti Members | 94 |
| Mukhiya | 94 |
| No. of Wards (Rural) | 936 |
| Total Population | 5,14,320 (as per 2001 census ) |
| Male Population | 2,56,985 |
| Female Population | 2,57,335 |
| Rural Population | 4,80,339(93%) |
| Urban Population | 33,981(7%) |
| SC | 39,669 ( 7.71%) |
| ST | 3,60,825 ( 70.15 %) |
| Total Families(House Hold) | 1,07,511 |
| BPL Families | 71,635 (66.63%) |
| Population Density(per sq. km) | 136.74 |
| Sex Ratio (male : female) | 1000:1001 |
| Total No. Of Schools | 1111 |
| Literacy Rate | 52.35 % |
| Male Literacy | 64.14 % |
| Female Literacy | 40.56 % |
| District Hospital | 01 |
| PHC/APHC/RCH | 15 |
| Health Sub Centre | 155 |
| Cultivable land | 1,34,024.33 hect. |
| Irrigated | 16,367 hect. |
| Un-Irrigated | 1,17,657.33 hect. |
| Main Crops | Paddy, Maize, Groundnut Black Bean (Urad). |
| Main forest produces | Mahua, Chironji, Kusum seeds , Sal seeds, Kendu leaves,Jack Fruit,Black Berry . |
| Major Industry | None |
