Sahebganj district

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.{{cite web | url = http://sahibganj.nic.in/en/Profile.html | title = District Profile | work = Census 2011 | publisher = Sahibganj district administration | access-date = 12 January 2016 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095412/http://sahibganj.nic.in/en/profile.html | archive-date = 4 March 2016 }}

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Sahibganj one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 24 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj|date=September 8, 2009|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|access-date=September 27, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|archive-date=April 5, 2012}}

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,69,359|13=1911|14=2,80,249|15=1921|16=2,67,749|17=1931|18=3,06,039|19=1941|20=3,33,540|21=1951|22=3,46,615|23=1961|24=4,14,277|25=1971|26=5,07,180|27=1981|28=6,15,599|29=1991|30=7,36,835|31=2001|32=9,27,770|33=2011|34=11,50,567|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:{{cite web |title=Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Jharkhand |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/43353/download/47042/20%20A-2%20Jharkhand.pdf |website=census.gov.in|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}|align=center}}

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{{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|54.59}}

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{{bar percent|Christianity|dodgerblue|7.23}}

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According to the 2011 census Sahibganj district has a population of 1,150,567,{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Sahibganj |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/534/download/1784/DH_2011_2007_PART_A_DCHB_SAHIBGANJ.pdf |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}} roughly equal to the nation of Timor-Leste{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = June 13, 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Timor-Leste 1,177,834 July 2011 est.}} or the US state of Rhode Island.{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=2011-09-30| quote = Rhode Island 1,052,567}} This gives it a ranking of 407th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of {{convert|558|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 23.96%. Sahibganj has a sex ratio of 948 females for every 1000 males, 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.

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|caption = Languages of Sahibganj district (2011)

|label1 = Bengali |value1 = 28.86 |color1 = orchid

|label2 = Santali |value2 = 21.86 |color2 = darkturquoise

|label3 = Hindi |value3 = 16.71 |color3 = orange

|label4 = Khortha |value4 = 11.42 |color4 = red

|label5 = Urdu |value5 = 6.33 |color5 = green

|label6 = Bhojpuri |value6 = 5.33 |color6 = gold

|label7 = 'Other' Hindi |value7 = 4.11 |color7 = deeppink

|label8 = Malto |value8 = 3.68 |color8 = mediumaquamarine

|label9 = Others |value9 = 1.70 |color9 = grey

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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.{{Cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10207/download/13319/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2000.XLSX|title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Jharkhand|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}

==Politics==

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• Bishanpur
• Kodarjana
• Sahibganj

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• [http://sahibganj.nic.in/ Official district government website]

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|Centre = Sahibganj district

|North = Katihar district, Bihar

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|East = Malda district, West Bengal

|Southeast = Murshidabad district, West Bengal

|South = Pakur district

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|West = Godda district

|Northwest = Bhagalpur district, Bihar

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