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District of Jharkhand

Simdega District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 7.17 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

7,17,000 717,000 1 March 2026

Simdega district's population is estimated at ≈7.17 lakh (7,17,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Jharkhand projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 5,99,578.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Jharkhand. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Simdega district

Census 2011
5,99,578
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 7.17 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
42,944

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
5,56,634

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 7.17 lakh 7,17,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
6 lakh 5,99,578 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
159per km² 2011
Sex ratio
997 Jharkhand: 948
Child sex ratio (0–6)
969 Jharkhand: 948
Literacy rate
68.0% Male 76.1% · Female 59.9%
Urban share
7.2% Jharkhand: 24.1%
Growth 2001–11
+16.6% Jharkhand: +22.4%
Area
3,774km² Census 2011
Households
1.18 lakh 5.1 people per household
Villages
450 Census 2011
Towns
1 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Simdega: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
7.7 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19512,81,912
19613,15,806
19713,78,731
19814,03,900
19914,46,421
20015,14,320
20115,99,578
2016 *6,43,000
2021 *6,82,000
2026 *7,17,000
2031 *7,46,000
2036 *7,70,000

* Estimate

How Simdega's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Simdega's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Simdega1,15,07519.2%98574.6%37.3%
2 Thethaitangar87,45814.6%100166.7%0.0%
3 Bano80,46213.4%101963.4%0.0%
4 Kolebira71,28311.9%98070.4%0.0%
5 Jaldega64,28610.7%99964.9%0.0%
6 Kurdeg47,9848.0%100967.5%0.0%
7 Kersai39,2186.5%100367.8%0.0%
8 Pakar Tanr37,5076.3%96770.0%0.0%
9 Bolba30,7865.1%102263.3%0.0%
10 Bansjor25,5194.3%98561.5%0.0%

How people in Simdega worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

54.7%

Agricultural labourers

31.3%

Household industry

2.8%

Other work

11.2%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 48.1%.

Age structure of Simdega

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Simdega
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-432,14631,487
5-936,55635,074
10-1436,72635,996
15-1929,16928,412
20-2424,05324,321
25-2922,21921,700
30-3418,96819,871
35-3919,27919,226
40-4417,27717,165
45-4916,51115,263
50-5412,47611,721
55-599,96810,798
60-6410,08711,877
65-697,0027,860
70-744,3014,729
75-791,7671,936
80+1,6151,680
Children (0–14)
34.7%
Jharkhand 36.2%
Working age (15–59)
56.5%
Jharkhand 56.7%
Older people (60+)
8.8%
Jharkhand 7.2%
Median age
23.5years
Jharkhand 22.4
Dependency ratio
66.3
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Jharkhand 67.9

Languages spoken in Simdega

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 32 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Simdega
  1. Hindi 58.4%
  2. Mundari 22.5%
  3. Kharia 15.4%
  4. Kurukh/Oraon 1.4%
  5. Urdu 1.4%
  6. Odia 0.5%
  7. Munda 0.2%
  8. Bengali 0.1%
  9. All other languages 0.2%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Sadan/Sadri49.0%
  2. Mundari22.5%
  3. Kharia15.4%
  4. Nagpuria4.9%
  5. Hindi4.0%
  6. Kurukh/Oraon1.4%
  7. Urdu1.4%
  8. Odia0.5%

Housing and amenities in Simdega

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 14.5%

    Jharkhand 45.9%

  • Tap water 3.1%

    Jharkhand 12.9%

  • Water source within premises 7.8%

    Jharkhand 23.2%

  • Toilet within premises 8.2%

    Jharkhand 22.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 91.2%

    Jharkhand 76.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 7.9%

    Jharkhand 25.5%

  • Closed drainage 0.9%

    Jharkhand 7.2%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 3.0%

    Jharkhand 11.7%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 96.7%

    Jharkhand 68.7%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 22.5%

    Jharkhand 46.1%

  • Television 6.5%

    Jharkhand 26.9%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 8.4%

    Jharkhand 16.1%

  • Computer or laptop 4.0%

    Jharkhand 6.9%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.0%

    Jharkhand 2.8%

  • Use banking services 43.7%

    Jharkhand 54.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 18.9%

    Jharkhand 21.0%

The home itself

  • Own their home 95.2%

    Jharkhand 89.3%

  • Rent their home 3.7%

    Jharkhand 7.7%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 16.2%

    Jharkhand 38.3%

  • House in good condition 38.7%

    Jharkhand 43.4%

  • Concrete roof 3.3%

    Jharkhand 26.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 7.3%

    Jharkhand 28.8%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 16.0%

    Jharkhand 29.2%

Jharkhand

What the numbers say

  • Simdega district held 1.8% of Jharkhand's population in 2011, 22nd of 24 districts.
  • Literacy is 68.0%, 1.6 points above the Jharkhand average of 66.4%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 76.1% of men but only 59.9% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 997 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 948.
  • 7.2% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Jharkhand as a whole (24.1%).
  • The population grew 16.6% in 2001–11, slower than Jharkhand's 22.4%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈7.17 lakh, implies growth of about 20% since 2011; it is tied to the official Jharkhand projection.

Compare with

All districts of Jharkhand →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (16 May 2026 – 14 June 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Simdega, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Simdega (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Simdega (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareJharkhand
Hindu 2,01,524 33.6% 67.8%
Muslim 15,103 2.5% 14.5%
Christian 3,06,601 51.1% 4.3%
Sikh 51 0.0% 0.2%
Buddhist 753 0.1% 0.0%
Jain 114 0.0% 0.0%
Other religions and persuasions 73,930 12.3% 12.8%
Religion not stated 1,502 0.3% 0.2%
Total5,99,578100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Simdega district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈7,17,000 (7.17 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Simdega's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Jharkhand projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 5,99,578.

What was the population of Simdega district in Census 2011?
5,99,578: 3,00,309 males and 2,99,269 females, of whom 42,944 lived in towns and 5,56,634 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Simdega?
Literacy was 68.0% in 2011 (men 76.1%, women 59.9%). The sex ratio was 997 females per 1,000 males, and 969 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Simdega district?
Simdega, with 42,944 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Simdega district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 450 Census 2011 villages and 1 towns.

⤓ Download Jharkhand district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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