# Simdega District, Jharkhand – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/ District · Jharkhand # Simdega district Simdega is a district of Jharkhand, 22nd of 24 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **599,578 people** in 10 sub-districts, 1 town and 450 villages; 7% lived in towns. The largest town is [Simdega](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/simdega/simdega/) (42,944). - 599,578people (2011) - 10sub-districts - 1towns - 68.0%literacy ## Who lives in Simdega? Simdega had **599,578 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.8% of Jharkhand's population and 22nd of 24 districts of Jharkhand by population. There were 997 women for every 1,000 men (above the Jharkhand figure of 948; 3rd of 24 districts of Jharkhand). Among children under 7 the ratio was 969 girls per 1,000 boys (the Jharkhand figure is 948). An average household had 5.1 people, against 5.3 across Jharkhand. ## How literate is Simdega? 68.0% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Jharkhand's 66.4%), 7th of 24 districts of Jharkhand. Men were at 76.1% and women at 59.9% — a gap of 16.2 points (it is 21.4 points across Jharkhand). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Simdega](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/simdega/) (74.6%) and lowest in [Bansjor](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/bansjor/) (61.5%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Simdega do for a living? 48.1% of people worked in 2011 (women: 43.0%). Of all workers, 33% farmed their own land, 10% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 9% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 46% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 44% of workers here, against 25% across Jharkhand. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Bansjor](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/bansjor/) (75% of workers in farming) and the least is [Simdega](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/simdega/) (33% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 33 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 9 (9%) · **■** Marginal 46 (46%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Simdega 7.2% of people lived in towns and cities (below Jharkhand's 24.0%), 18th of 24 districts of Jharkhand. The Census counted 1 towns: 1 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Simdega](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/simdega/simdega/) with 42,944 people, home to 100% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Simdega Simdega had 450 census villages, 449 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,240 people; 7 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Taisar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/kersai/taisar/) (7,574), [Lomboi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/jaldega/lomboi/) (7,303), [Kereya](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/thethaitangar/kereya/) (5,731), [Hethma](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/kurdeg/hethma/) (5,722) and [Lachragarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/kolebira/lachragarh/) (5,241). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Simdega compared with Jharkhand ■ Simdega · ■ Jharkhand Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969** **948 Working population ****48.1%** **39.7% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Simdega Of every 100 households in Simdega in 2011, 14 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Simdega · ■ Electricity for lighting ****14%** Toilet within the home ****8%** No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** Tap water ****3%** Drinking water within premises ****8%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** Use banking services ****44%** Television ****6%** Mobile phone ****22%** Computer with internet ****0%** Two-wheeler ****8%** Car / jeep / van ****1%** None of these assets ****19%** Own their home ****95%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Simdega Sub-district People Villages Towns [Simdega](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/simdega/) 115,075 61 1 [Pakar Tanr](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/pakar-tanr/) 37,507 31 0 [Kurdeg](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/kurdeg/) 47,984 25 0 [Kersai](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/kersai/) 39,218 21 0 [Bolba](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/bolba/) 30,786 26 0 [Thethaitangar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/thethaitangar/) 87,458 61 0 [Kolebira](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/kolebira/) 71,283 53 0 [Jaldega](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/jaldega/) 64,286 60 0 [Bansjor](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/bansjor/) 25,519 19 0 [Bano](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/bano/) 80,462 93 0 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Simdega - Simdega · 42,944 ## Largest villages in Simdega - Taisar · 7,574 - Lomboi · 7,303 - Kereya · 5,731 - Hethma · 5,722 - Lachragarh · 5,241 - Sewai · 5,169 - Bano · 5,072 - Barkibiura · 4,944 - Barsaloiya · 4,862 - Kormia · 4,665 - Kolebira · 4,659 - Kochedega · 4,510 - Ghutbahar · 4,427 - Thethaitangar · 4,423 - Sikariyadanr · 4,372 - Biru · 4,364 - Konpala · 4,309 - Bansjor · 4,282 - Kulukera · 4,279 - Kersai · 4,003 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Simdega?10: Simdega, Pakar Tanr, Kurdeg, Kersai, Bolba, Thethaitangar, Kolebira, Jaldega, Bansjor, Bano - What is the population of Simdega district?599,578 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Simdega?Simdega