Simdega district

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Simdega district is an administrative region in the Indian state of Jharkhand known for its significant indigenous population and use of tribal languages such as Kharia.

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Simdega district canonical 6
Simdega 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf district
administrativeHeadquarters Simdega
linked to: Simdega district
borderingState Chhattisgarh
Odisha
linked to: Orissa
country India
countrySubdivisionType district of Jharkhand
governingBody District administration of Simdega
hasClimate tropical climate
hasEconomyBasedOn agriculture
forest produce
hasLokSabhaConstituency Khunti (shared constituency)
hasMajorReligion Christianity
Hinduism
indigenous tribal religions
hasOfficialLanguage English
Hindi
hasRegionalLanguage Kharia
Kurukh
Mundari
Sadri
hasSignificantPopulation Scheduled Tribes
indigenous peoples
hasSignificantSport field hockey
hasVehicleRegistrationCode JH-20
headquarters Simdega
linked to: Simdega district
knownFor high proportion of tribal population
rural and forested areas
use of tribal languages such as Kharia
locatedIn Jharkhand
eastern India
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
partOf South Chotanagpur division
partOfRegion Chotanagpur Plateau
state Jharkhand
UTCOffset +05:30

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Kharia language geographicDistribution Simdega district
Kisan language hasSpeakersIn Simdega district
Sundargarh district borderedBy Simdega district
South Chotanagpur division hasPart Simdega district
Simdega district headquarters Simdega
linked to: Simdega district
Simdega district administrativeHeadquarters Simdega
linked to: Simdega district
Gumla district borderedBy Simdega district
West Singhbhum district borderedBy Simdega district