Sahebganj district

Sahibganj district
Sahibganj district
District of Jharkhand
	Rajmahal hills near Barhait
	Location of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand
	Coordinates (Sahebganj): 25°15′N 87°39′E / 25.25°N 87.65°E
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
Division	Santhal Pargana
Headquarters	Sahebganj
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Shri Hemant Sati (IAS)
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Rajmahal
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	3
Area
• Total	2,063 km2 (797 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,150,567
• Density	560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	52.04%
• Sex ratio	948
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	JH-18
Website	http://sahibganj.nic.in/

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.^[2]

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).^[3] It is one of the 24 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).^[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	269,359	—
1911	280,249	+0.40%
1921	267,749	−0.46%
1931	306,039	+1.35%
1941	333,540	+0.86%
1951	346,615	+0.39%
1961	414,277	+1.80%
1971	507,180	+2.04%
1981	615,599	+1.96%
1991	736,835	+1.81%
2001	927,770	+2.33%
2011	1,150,567	+2.18%
source:^[4]

Religions in Sahibganj district (2011)^[5]
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,^[6] roughly equal to the nation of Timor-Leste^[7] or the US state of Rhode Island.^[8] This gives it a ranking of 407th in India (out of a total of 640).^[6] The district has a population density of 558 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,450/sq mi).^[6] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 23.96%.^[6] Sahibganj has a sex ratio of 948 females for every 1000 males,^[6] 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.^[6]

Languages of Sahibganj district (2011)^[9]

Bengali (28.86%)

Santali (21.86%)

Hindi (16.71%)

Khortha (11.42%)

Urdu (6.33%)

Bhojpuri (5.33%)

'Other' Hindi (4.11%)

Malto (3.68%)

Others (1.70%)

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.^[9]

Politics

District	No.	Constituency	Name			Remarks
Sahebganj	1	Rajmahal	Anant Kumar Ojha	Bharatiya Janata Party	NDA
	2	Borio	Lobin Hembrom	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha	Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)	Disqualified on 25 July 2024^[10]
	2	Borio	Vacant
	3	Barhait	Hemant Soren	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha	Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)	Chief Minister