About District

Simdega district ranks 22nd in terms of total population and 20th in terms of decadal population growth rate (2001-11) among the 24 districts of Jharkhand. Simdega district has a sex ratio of 1000. The district comprises of ten blocks namely, Simdega, Pakartanr, Kurdeg, Kersai, Bolba, Thethaitangar, Kolebira, Jaldega, Basjor and Bano. As per the Census of 2011, the district has a total of 451 villages and 1 town distributed in three assembly constituencies namely 59-Torpa, 70-Simdega and 71-Kolebira . The Census 2011 figure indicated that the percentage share of scheduled caste population to total population was 7.45 percent while that of scheduled tribes was 70.78 percent. The total area of Simdega District is 3761.20 sq km.

RIVER

The Major rivers of this area are Sankh, Deo, Girwa, and Palamara. Among these rivers Sankh is the main river of the district.

FOREST

Simdega district has about 32% of forested area. Important forest products are Saal seeds, Cocoon, Lac, Tendu leaves, Karanj, Chiraunji etc., The major trees are Sal, Bija, Gamhar, Jackfruit, Jamun, Mango, Bamboo, Neem etc.

Forest Land Details under Simdega Forest Division

Sl.No.	Name of Forest Area	Notified Forest Land Area (in acres)
01	Simdega	77,512.13
02	Kolebira	67,305.73
03	Bano	48,956.67
04	Kurdeg	48,407.62
05	Bolba	62,272.46
Total (in acres)		304,454.61
Total (in hectares)		123,260.97

Sports Activities

Simdega District is called the ”NURSERY OF GAMES (Khel Ka Nursury)”. The district has set up a landmark in hockey. Football is also played in Simdega. There are various Hockey players who have played for our country. Some of the prominent ones are Michel Kindo(Olympian), Silbanus Dungdung(Olympian), Kanti Baa, Masira Surin, Sumrai Tete, Justin Kerketta, Vimal Lakra, Virendra Lakra, Edlin Kerketta, Asunta Lakra, Alma Guria, Puspa Topno, Sunita, James Kerketta, Ashrita Lakra and so on.

Tourist Sites Notified by the Department

Sl.No.	Name of District	A (International Importance)	D (Local Importance)
01	Simdega	Ramrekha Dham
02			Kelaghagh Dam
03			Chhuriya Dham (T. Tangar)
04			Ghumri (T. Tangar)
05			Vandurga Temple (Bolba)
06			Ketungadham (Bano)
07			Birugarh (Simdega)
08			Satkotta (Jaldega)
09			Bhanwarpahad Garh (Kolebira)
10			Maa Baghchandi Temple (Kolebira)
11			Dangaddi (Bolba)
12			Shiva Temple (Karangagudi)
13			Kailash Dham (Karramunda, T. Tangar)
14			Budha Mahadev Temple and Dam (Kolebira)
15			Hanuman Pahari Temple (Bano)
16			Durga Pahari Temple (Bano)
17			Ancient Shiva Temple (Bolba)
18			Kairbeda Dam (Pakartand)
19			Larba Dam (Kolebira)
20			Kobang Dam (Pakartand)
21			Confluence Site (Meeting point of Palamada and Shankh rivers) Simdega
22			Rajadera Waterfall (T. Tangar)

Agriculture Department, Simdega

Simdega district is located in the south-western part of Jharkhand state. It is bounded by Gumla district in the north, Ranchi and West Singhbhum in the east, Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh in the west, and Sundargarh district of Odisha in the south.

Land Use Pattern

Since this region is highly dissected and uneven, cultivable land is found only in limited areas. The low-lying “dons” provide ideal conditions for paddy cultivation, while the comparatively higher “tand” areas are used for growing ragi, maize, pulses, and vegetables.

Agricultural Land Details

Category	Area (ha)
Geographical Area	371,711.70
Cultivable Land	152,849.20
Forest Land	100,884.25
Barren & Uncultivable Land	25,740.35
Land Used for Non-Agricultural Purposes	18,898.35
Cultivable Wasteland	18,898.35
Land under Miscellaneous Trees	6,420.00
Other Fallow Land	45,382.73
Net Sown Area	110,115.00
Gross Sown Area	96,595.00
Area Sown More Than Once	7,131.00

Major Crops of the District

S.No.	Crop Category	Kharif	Rabi	Summer
1	Food grains	Paddy, Maize	Wheat	Summer Paddy
2	Oilseeds	Groundnut, Niger	Toria, Mustard	–
3	Pulses	Green gram, Pigeon pea	Gram, Pea	–
4	Vegetables	Pumpkin, Lady’s finger, Beans	Potato, Tomato, Brinjal, Chilli, Cauliflower, Cabbage	Pumpkin, Lady’s finger, Beans
5	Fruits	Papaya, Jackfruit, Mango, Jamun, Custard apple	Papaya, Guava, Mahua	Jackfruit

Average Monthly Rainfall – Simdega District

Month	Average Rainfall (mm)
January	19.3
February	17.4
March	18.6
April	22.9
May	34.4
June	187.2
July	403.3
August	362.1
September	245.3
October	56.4
November	7.9
December	6.3
Total	1381.1

Major Farming Systems (based on KVK analysis)

Rainfed paddy sowing and transplantation.

Soil Types

S.No.	Soil Type	Characteristics
1	Red soil and sandy loam	Coarse to medium texture, highly acidic to neutral, pH 5.5 – 7.0

Area, Production, and Productivity of Major Crops (latest)

S.No.	Crop	Area (ha)	Production (MT)	Productivity (Kg/ha)
1	Paddy	85,000	1,83,669	2200
2	Maize	5,000	10,958	2200
3	Pulses	36,500	34,341	1038
4	Oilseeds	5,890	4,999	900
5	Coarse cereals	13,230	11,849	1400
6	Wheat	11,100	20,394	2200
7	Mustard	15,000	11,830	800

Statistics Office, Simdega

According to Census 2011 – Population Data

Total Population – 599, 578, Male – 300,309, Female – 299,269
Scheduled Castes (SC) – 44,674, Male – 22,150, Female – 22,524, Sex Ratio – 1017 females per 1000 males

Scheduled Tribes (ST) – 424,407, Male – 211,546, Female – 212,861, Sex Ratio – 1006 females per 1000 males
Number of Households (Families) – 118,288
Sex Ratio – 997 females per 1000 males
Average Literacy Rate – 67.99%, Male – 76.08%, Female – 59.92%
Total Area – 3,752.65 sq. km (932,830.23 acres)
Latitude – 22°36.61’N, Longitude – 84°29.84’E
Forest Area – 1194.50 sq. km (26.97% of district) = 251,623.32 acres
Agricultural Land – 377,698.92 acres (152,849.02 hectares)
Irrigated Land – 45,322.83 acres (12.00% of district) = 18,341.90 hectares
Unirrigated Land – 332,376.15 acres (88.00% of district) = 134,507.30 hectares
Total Workers – 288,645, Male – 159,867, Female – 128,778
Total Cultivators – 158,019 (54.7%), Main Cultivators – 96,004, Marginal Cultivators – 62,015
Total Agricultural Labourers – 90,232 (31.26%)
Industry Workers – 8,011 (2.78%)
Other Workers – 32,283 (11.18%)
Total Number of Revenue Villages – 450 (1 uninhabited)
Total Panchayats – 94
Number of Municipal Councils – 1
Total Blocks – 10 (Pakartand, Simdega, Kersai, Kolebira, Bolba, Thethaitangar, Kolebira, Bano, Jaldega, Bansjor)
Sub-division – 01
Anganwadi Centres – 965
Public Distribution System Shops – 486
Total Registered Deaths – 111

Health & Infrastructure

Panchayats – 94
Community Health Centres (CHC) – 07
Primary Health Centres (PHC) – 07
Referral Hospital – 01
Municipality – 01
District Hospital – 01
Population Density – 160 per sq. km

Agriculture and Natural Features

Main Crops – Rice, Maize, Urad (Black gram), Mandua (Finger millet)
Main Rivers – Sankh River, Deo River, Palamda, Girma River

Languages Spoken

Predominant Language – Sadri (Nagpuri)
Also spoken – Hindi, Kharia, Mundari, Kurukh

Tourist Places

Rameshwarthan, Bandurgarh Temple, Dandadari, Ketunga Dham, Kelaghagh
Forests – Mandua, Dori, Birijori, Kendupatta, Taal, Kusum, Isri, etc.
Electoral Information:
Parliamentary Constituency (Lok Sabha) – 01
Legislative Assembly Constituencies (Vidhan Sabha) – 02 (Kolebira, Simdega)

Population 2011
Dist- Simdega
Level	Name	No. of Household	Total Population	Total Male	Total Female	Population SC	Male SC	Female SC	Population ST	Male ST	Female ST	Population Literate	Male Literate	Female Literate	ST Literate (Approx.)	SC Literate (Approx.)
DISTRICT
SUB-DISTRICT	Simdega Block	13925	72131	36093	36038	8326	4073	4253	49242	24586	24656	41314	22931	18383	28204	4769
SUB-DISTRICT	Pakar Tand Block	7357	37507	19065	18442	3287	1661	1626	25613	12993	12620	22176	12601	9575	15144	1943
SUB-DISTRICT	Kurdeg Block	9847	47984	23881	24103	3201	1605	1596	34707	17196	17511	27484	15334	12150	19879	1833
SUB-DISTRICT	Kersai Block	7580	39218	19582	19636	2014	1006	1008	31505	15619	15886	22397	12350	10047	17992	1150
SUB-DISTRICT	Bolba Block	6182	30786	15223	15563	2109	1038	1071	22433	11100	11333	16422	9132	7290	11966	1125
SUB-DISTRICT	T.Tangar Block	17433	87458	43710	43748	5296	2627	2669	70432	35148	35284	48732	27186	21546	39245	2951
SUB-DISTRICT	Kolebira Block	14106	71283	35993	35290	9292	4710	4582	44590	22385	22205	42131	23248	18883	26354	5492
SUB-DISTRICT	Jaldega Block	12389	64286	32167	32119	2317	1169	1148	53309	26644	26665	34875	19806	15069	28920	1257
SUB-DISTRICT	Bansjor Block	4981	25519	12856	12663	886	414	472	21840	10999	10841	13334	7726	5608	11412	463
SUB-DISTRICT	Bano Block	16236	80462	39855	40607	6023	2893	3130	50816	25243	25573	42551	24600	17951	26873	3185
	Simdega District	110036	556634	278425	278209	42751	21196	21555	404487	201913	202574	311416	174914	136502	226295	23918