JPSC · District of Jharkhand

Simdega: 6 lakh people, one story

People
5,99,578
Area
3,774 km²
Literacy
67.99%
Sex ratio
997
#1 in JharkhandWorkers in farming: 86.0 % of workers. Rank 1 of 24 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in JharkhandScheduled Tribes: 70.8 % of people. Rank 2 of 24 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in JharkhandPopulation density: 159 per km². Rank 24 of 24.See the numbers →Top 3 in JharkhandSex ratio: 997 females per 1000 males. Rank 3 of 24 districts.See the numbers →

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SimdegaJharkhand

The history, places and schemes of Simdega are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Simdega in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population6 lakh#22/24 in Jharkhand
Area3,774 km²#8/24 in Jharkhand
Population density159 per km²#24/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 414
Sex ratio997 females per 1000 males#3/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 948
Child sex ratio (0–6)969 girls per 1000 boys#4/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 948
Literacy rate67.99%#7/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 66.41
Female literacy59.92%#6/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 55.42
Urban population7.2%#18/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 24.0

People & society

68.0% can read. 997 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
76.176.8
Female literacy
59.955.4
Scheduled Castes
7.512.1
Scheduled Tribes
70.826.2
Living in towns
7.224.0

Gender literacy gap: 16.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 33.6%
  • Muslim 2.5%
  • Christian 51.1%
  • Buddhist 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 12.6%

    Sectors at a glance

    86 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2.9 lakh workers, 48.1% of all people

    This district
    Jharkhand
    • Cultivators 54.7%
    • Farm labourers 31.3%
    • Household industry 2.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 11.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 11% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      10.936.3
      Latrine at home
      6.117.5
      Tap water
      2.310.2
      LPG / PNG
      2.29.2
      Phone
      17.738.1
      Television
      4.921.3
      Bicycle
      55.446.7
      Two-wheeler
      6.312.7

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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