Khunti
Constituency No. 11 · Scheduled Tribe
Assembly segments in this district
- Simdega
- Kolebira
Simdega District
Jharkhand
Simdega district is one of the districts of Jharkhand. Its administrative headquarters is at Simdega. It covers 3,774 sq km and had a population of 5,99,578 at the 2011 census, a density of 159 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 2 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Simdega
Area
3,774 sq km
Population
6.00 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
159 /km²
Literacy Rate
67.99%
Sex Ratio
990
per 1,000 males
Simdega District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Simdega district.
Total Population
6.00 Lakh
Male Population
3.01 Lakh
Female Population
2.98 Lakh
Rural Population
5.58 Lakh
Urban Population
41,478
Scheduled Caste
45,100
Scheduled Tribe
4.21 Lakh
Literacy Rate
67.99%
Population Density
159 /km²
Sex Ratio
990
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 76.08%Female literacy 59.92%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Simdega district.
1
Tehsils
10
Blocks
40
Nyay Panchayats
94
Gram Panchayats
450
Villages
- Headquarters
- Simdega
- Languages
- Sadri, Kharia, Mundari, Kurukh, Hindi
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 22.61° N, 84.51° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Simdega
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Partial
Assembly Constituencies Covering Simdega
(2)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 70 · Khunti
BB
No. 71 · Khunti
NK
Your Representatives from Simdega
(3)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Simdega district.
- BB
- NK
Election History
Lok SabhaKhunti · No. 11
- 202418th Lok SabhaINCKali Charan MundaVotes 5,11,055Vote share 48.28%Margin 1,49,675
- 1. Kali Charan Munda · INC5,11,055 (48.28%)
- 2. Arjun Munda · BJP3,61,380 (34.14%)
- 3. Babu Ram Munda · Independent48,210 (4.55%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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Simdega District at a Glance
- State
- Jharkhand
- Headquarters
- Simdega
- Area
- 3,774 sq km
- Population
- 6.00 Lakh
- Population density
- 159 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 990 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 67.99%
- Languages
- Sadri, Kharia, Mundari, Kurukh, Hindi
- Tehsils
- 1
- Blocks
- 10
- Gram panchayats
- 94
- Villages
- 450
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 2
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Jharkhand
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.