| Simdega district | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Jharkhand |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Simdega |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jharkhand |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | South Chotanagpur |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Simdega |
| Parts Type: | Tehsils |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Area Total Km2: | 3774 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 599,578 |
| Population Urban: | 42,944 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 67.99 per cent |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
| Leader Title1: | Lok Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name1: | Khunti |
| Leader Title2: | Vidhan Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name2: | 3 |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Average annual precipitation |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 85% mm |
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]
In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Simdega one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[3]
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The following are the list of blocks (10 blocks) in Simdega district.
According to the 2011 census, Simdega district has a population of 599,578,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Solomon Islands[4] or the US state of Wyoming.[5] This gives it a ranking of 526th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 160PD/sqkm.[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.62%.[1] Simdega has a sex ratio of 1000 females for every 1000 males;[1] and a literacy rate of 67.99%. 7.16% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 7.45% and 70.78% of the population respectively.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 53.91% of the population spoke Sadri, 22.50% Mundari, 15.44% Kharia, 4.02% Hindi, 1.44% Kurukh and 1.36% Urdu as their first language.[6] Simdega is the only district in India outside of the Northeast that has a Christian majority.