Sahebganj district
District of Jharkhand in India
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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. Sahibganj district is located in north eastern part of jharkhand.
Sahibganj district | |
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Rajmahal hills near Barhait | |
 Interactive map of Sahibganj district | |
| Coordinates (Sahebganj): 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 | 557.7/km2 (1,444/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 52.04%[1] |
| • Sex ratio | 948 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | JH-18 |
| Website | http://sahibganj.nic.in/ |
Divisions
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
| 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% |
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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]
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 | Party | Alliance | Remarks | Sahebganj | 1 | Rajmahal | Mohammad Tajuddin | JMM | MGB | |||||
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| 2 | Borio | Dhananjay Soren | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Barhait | Hemant Soren | Chief Minister | ||||||||||||||