Sahebganj district

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Sahibganj district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Sahibganj is the administrative headquarters of this district.

Divisions

Sahibganj district is divided into two subdivions: Sahibganj subdivision and Rajmahal subdivision. It is further subdivided into nine Community development blocks:(Sahibganj subdivision) Sahibganj, Mandro, Borio, Barhait (Rajmahal subdivision) Taljhari, Rajmahal, Udhwa, Pathna and Barharwa.[1]

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Sahibganj one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[2] It is one of the 24 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[2]

Demographics

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Religions in Sahibganj district (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
54.59%
Islam
34.61%
Christianity
7.23%
Sarna
3.34%
Other or not stated
0.23%

According to the 2011 census Sahibganj district has a population of 1,150,567,[4] roughly equal to the nation of Timor-Leste[5] or the US state of Rhode Island.[6] This gives it a ranking of 407th in India (out of a total of 640).[4] The district has a population density of Script error: No such module "convert"..[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 23.96%.[4] Sahibganj has a sex ratio of 948 females for every 1000 males,[4] and a literacy rate of 52.04%. 13.88% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.29% and 26.80% of the population respectively.[4]

Template:Pie chart At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 28.86% of the population in the district spoke Bengali, 21.86% Santali, 16.71% Hindi, 11.42% Khortha, 6.33% Urdu, 5.33% Bhojpuri and 3.68% Malto. 4.11% of the population spoke 'Others' under Hindi.[7]

Politics

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Localities

References

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External links

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