Simdega

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Settlement.name: Simdega
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Simdeg Collage.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise - Kelaghagh Dam, Hilly Terrain, District Administration Office
Settlement.nickname: Nursery of Sports
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Jharkhand#India3
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Jharkhand, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Jharkhand
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Simdega
Settlement.established_date: 15 September 1915
Settlement.founder: Birugarh Kingdom
Settlement.government_type: Municipal Council
Settlement.governing_body: Simdega Nagar Parishad
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Population: 80129
Elevation: 418
Image: St Anne Cathedral Simdega.jpg
Dialing code: 6525

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postal code: 835223
inception: 1915-09-15

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History
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Area overview
Politics
Civic administration
Education
Health
Demographics
Sports
Geography and climate
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Mineral, Diamond exploration and Power Projects
Small Hydel Power Projects
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Simdega is a city in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Simdega is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and Subdivision. The city stands at an elevation of approximately 418 metres (1371 feet) above sea level and covers an area of . Bounded in the north by Gumla, on the east by Ranchi and West Singhbhum, on the west by Jashpur Nagar, Chhattisgarh and on the south by Rourkela, Odisha. The distance between Rourkela and Simdega is 83 km. It is accessible by road through National Highways (National Highway 143) from Rourkela and Ranchi. The nearest railway station is Bano railway station.

Historically, the area was ruled by the Gajapati Kings of Gajapati Kingdom of Kalinga for centuries. The region is culturally an amalgamation of indigenous and Odia culture. The influence of Odia culture is significant in the area and the populace. The region also had historical relationship with Emperor Ashoka and Buddhism as evident from archaeological finds in the region.