Sahibganj District Population, Jharkhand - Census India 2011

Sahibganj is one of district of Jharkhand in India. There are 9 Taluks, 1813 villages and 8 towns in Sahibganj district.

As per the Census India 2011, Sahibganj district has 227023 households, population of 1150567 of which 589391 are males and 561176 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 221955 which is 19.29% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Sahibganj district is around 952 compared to 948 which is average of Jharkhand state. The literacy rate of Sahibganj district is 42% out of which 48.75% males are literate and 34.92% females are literate. The total area of Sahibganj is 2063 sq.km with population density of 558 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 86.12% of population lives in Urban area and 13.88% lives in Rural area. There are 6.29% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 26.8% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Sahibganj district.

Sahibganj Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1150567100%
Hindu62804454.59%
Muslim39824334.61%
Christian832087.23%
Other religions and persuasions384263.34%
Religion not stated20780.18%
Buddhist2450.02%
Sikh1980.02%
Jain1250.01%

Sahibganj Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)27.222035.78
Number of households30967196056
Total Population159666990901
Population (%)52.3%48.95%
Male Population83499505892
Female Population76167485009
Sex Ratio912959
Literacy (%)61.76%38.82%

List of Taluks in Sahibganj

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Barharwa180770178.631012960
Udhwa17726392.041926949
Rajmahal168413245.33686937
Sahibganj162120179.85901891
Barhait130227352.01370961
Borio97845367.20266987
Pathna81940176.30465992
Taljhari76330254.80300974
Mandro75659216.85349985

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Sahibganj Population Facts

Number of Households227023
Population1150567
Male Population589391 (51.23%)
Female Population561176 (48.77%)
Children Population221955
Area2063 km2
Population density/km2558
Sex-ratio952
Literacy42%
Male Literacy48.75%
Female Literacy34.92%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %26.8%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %6.29%

Map of Sahibganj, Jharkhand