Simdega district | |
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.jpg) River near Ambapani | |
.svg) Location of Simdega district in Jharkhand | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Jharkhand |
| Division | South Chotanagpur |
| Headquarters | Simdega |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Khunti |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 3 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,774 km2 (1,457 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 599,578 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 42,944 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 67.99 per cent |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Average annual precipitation | 85% mm |
| Website | simdega |
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.[1] Simdega District was carved out from erstwhile Gumla district on 30 April 2001. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.[2]
- ^ "District Census Handbook: Simdega" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "83 districts under the Security Related Expendure Scheme". IntelliBriefs. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2011.