Simdega Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Simdega, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Simdega is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Simdega block of Simdega district. The Simdega city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 8,252 families residing in the Simdega city. The total population of Simdega is 42,944 out of which 21,884 are males and 21,060 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Simdega is 962.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Simdega city is 5421 which is 13% of the total population. There are 2744 male children and 2677 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Simdega is 976 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (962).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Simdega is 85.5%. Thus Simdega has higher literacy rate compared to 68% of Simdega district. The male literacy rate is 89.22% and the female literacy rate is 81.54% in Simdega.

Simdega Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 8,252 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Simdega Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Simdega Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 5,421 2,744 2,677
Literacy 85.5% 78% 71.2%
Scheduled Caste 1,923 954 969
Scheduled Tribe 19,920 9,633 10,287
Illiterate 10,877 4,807 6,070

Caste-wise Population - Simdega

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 46.4% of total population in Simdega.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,923 954 969
Schedule Tribe 19,920 9,633 10,287

Religion-wise Population - Simdega

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Simdega is 17,637 which is 41.07% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Simdega is 6,775 which is 15.78% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Simdega as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 17,637 (41.07%) 9,406 8,231
Muslim 6,775 (15.78%) 3,584 3,191
Christian 16,237 (37.81%) 7,733 8,504
Sikh 3 (0.01%) 1 2
Buddhist 24 (0.06%) 11 13
Jain 72 (0.17%) 36 36
Other Religion 2,148 (5%) 1,086 1,062
No Religion Specified 48 (0.11%) 27 21

Literacy Rate - Simdega

The total literacy rate of Simdega was 85.46% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 32,067 literates, males were 17,077 while females were 14,990. Also the male literacy rate was 89.22% and the female literacy rate was 81.54% in Simdega.

  Simdega Jharkhand
Female 81.54% 55.42%
Male 89.22% 76.84%
Total 85.46% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Simdega

The Sex Ratio of Simdega is 962. Thus per every 1000 men there were 962 females in Simdega. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 976 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 962 ) of Simdega.

Child Population - Simdega

According to Census 2011, there were 5,421 children between age 0 to 6 years in Simdega. Out of which 2,744 were male while 2,677 were female.

Working Population - Simdega

In Simdega Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 13,391 were engaged in work activities. 78.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 13,391 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,137 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 904 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10,481 8,371 2,110
Cultivators 1,137 808 329
Agriculture Labourer 904 627 277
Household Industries 271 222 49
Other Workers 8,169 6,714 1,455
Marginal Workers 2,910 1,548 1,362
Non Working 29,553 11,965 17,588

Simdega Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Simdega is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,745 75.2% 1,007
2 Ward No - 2 4,392 72.7% 1,000
3 Ward No - 3 3,832 83.9% 971
4 Ward No - 4 2,793 75% 952
5 Ward No - 5 3,512 70.5% 888
6 Ward No - 6 3,134 76.1% 931
7 Ward No - 7 4,754 84.3% 1,021
8 Ward No - 8 1,935 51.9% 1,083
9 Ward No - 9 1,411 53.2% 909
10 Ward No - 10 523 64.1% 1,245
11 Ward No - 11 2,465 80% 929
12 Ward No - 12 1,200 65.8% 917
13 Ward No - 13 1,834 80.8% 748
14 Ward No - 14 1,815 80.1% 995
15 Ward No - 15 576 84.7% 920
16 Ward No - 16 675 71.1% 957
17 Ward No - 17 2,049 75.3% 1,007
18 Ward No - 18 2,299 68.7% 945

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