Sahibganj is one of district of Jharkhand in India. There are 9 Taluks, 1,813 villages and 8 towns in Sahibganj district.
As per the Census India 2011, Sahibganj district has 227,023 households, population of 1,150,567 of which 589,391 are males and 561,176 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 221,955 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 2,063 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
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 1,150,567 | 100% |
| Hindu | 628,044 | 54.59% |
| Muslim | 398,243 | 34.61% |
| Christian | 83,208 | 7.23% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 38,426 | 3.34% |
| Religion not stated | 2,078 | 0.18% |
| Buddhist | 245 | 0.02% |
| Sikh | 198 | 0.02% |
| Jain | 125 | 0.01% |
Sahibganj Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 27 | 2,036 |
| Number of households | 30,967 | 196,056 |
| Total Population | 159,666 | 990,901 |
| Population (%) | 52.3% | 48.95% |
| Male Population | 83,499 | 505,892 |
| Female Population | 76,167 | 485,009 |
| Sex Ratio | 912 | 959 |
| Literacy (%) | 61.76% | 38.82% |
List of Taluks in Sahibganj
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