Simdega district
District of Jharkhand in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Simdega district | |
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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 |
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