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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Sahibganj district<br />
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Jharkhand|District]] of [[Jharkhand]]<br />
| total_type = Total<br />
| native_name = <br />
| image_skyline = Hills of rajmahal.jpg<br />
| image_caption = [[Rajmahal hills]] near [[Barhait (community development block)|Barhait]]<br />
| image_map = Sahebganj in Jharkhand (India).svg<br />
| map_caption = Location of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|25.25|N|87.65|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| coor_pinpoint = Sahebganj<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of Jharkhand|Division]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Santhal Pargana division|Santhal Pargana]]<br />
| established_title = Established<br />
| established_date = <br />
| seat_type = Headquarters<br />
| seat = <br />
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]<br />
| parts_style = para<br />
| p1 = <br />
| area_total_km2 = 1599<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_total = 1,150,567<br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| population_urban = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| demographics_type1 = Demographics<br />
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]<br />
| demographics1_info1 = 53.73%<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.educationforallinindia.com/page157.html |title =District-specific Literates and Literacy Rates, 2011 |access-date = 2011-12-11|publisher =Registrar General, India, Ministry of Home Affairs}}</ref><br />
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio<br />
| demographics1_info2 = 948<br />
| leader_title = <br />
| leader_name = <br />
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]<br />
| leader_name1 = [[Rajmahal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rajmahal]]<br />
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]<br />
| leader_name2 = 3<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +05:30<br />
| registration_plate = <br />
| blank_name_sec1 = <br />
| blank_info_sec1 = <br />
| blank_name_sec2 = <br />
| blank_info_sec2 = <br />
| website = http://sahibganj.nic.in/<br />
| official_name = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Sahibganj district''' is one of the twenty-four districts of [[Jharkhand]] [[States and territories of India|state]], [[India]], and [[Sahibganj]] is the administrative headquarters of this district.<br />
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==Divisions==<br />
Sahibganj district is divided into two subdivions: Sahibganj subdivision and Rajmahal subdivision. It is further subdivided into nine Community development blocks:(Sahibganj subdivision) [[Sahibganj (community development block)|Sahibganj]], [[Mandro]], [[Borio (community development block)|Borio]], [[Barhait (community development block)|Barhait]] (Rajmahal subdivision) [[Taljhari]], [[Rajmahal (community development block)|Rajmahal]], [[Udhwa (community development block)|Udhwa]], [[Pathna]] and [[Barharwa (community development block)|Barharwa]].<ref>{{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 }}</ref><br />
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==Economy==<br />
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Sahibganj one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 24 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=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}}</ref><br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{bar box<br />
|title=Religions in Sahibganj District<br />
|titlebar=#Fcd116<br />
|left1=Religion<br />
|right1=Percent<br />
|float=right<br />
|bars=<br />
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|darkorange|54.59}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|#009000|34.61}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Christians]]|dodgerblue|7.23}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Sarna sthal|Sarna]]|maroon|3.34}}<br />
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.23}}<br />
}}<br />
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Sahibganj district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,150,567,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Timor-Leste]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Timor-Leste 1,177,834 July 2011 est.}}</ref> or the US state of [[Rhode Island]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 407th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|719|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 23.96%.<ref name=districtcensus /> Sahibganj has a [[sex ratio]] of 948 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus /> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 53.73%. 26.8% of the population was from Scheduled Tribes.<ref name=districtcensus /><br />
{{Pie chart<br />
|caption = Languages of Sahibganj district (2011)<br />
|label1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value1 = 28.86 |color1 = gold<br />
|label2 = [[Santali language|Santali]] |value2 = 21.86 |color2 = mediumblue<br />
|label3 = [[Hindi]] |value3 = 16.71 |color3 = orange<br />
|label4 = [[Khortha language|Khortha]] |value4 = 11.42 |color4 = red<br />
|label5 = [[Urdu]] |value5 = 6.33 |color5 = green<br />
|label6 = [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] |value6 = 5.33 |color6 = lightsalmon<br />
|label7 = [[Malto language|Malto]] |value7 = 3.68 |color7 = magenta<br />
|label8 = Others |value8 = 5.81 |color8 = grey<br />
}}<br />
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 28.86% of the population in the district spoke [[Bengali language|Bengali]], 21.86% [[Santali language|Santali]], 16.71% [[Hindi]], 11.42% [[Khortha language|Khortha]], 6.33% [[Urdu]], 5.33% [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] and 3.68% [[Malto language|Malto]].<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref><br />
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{{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:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Sahibganj]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist|30em}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://sahibganj.nic.in/ Official district government website]<br />
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{{Geographic location<br />
|Centre = Sahibganj district<br />
|North = [[Katihar district]], [[Bihar]]<br />
|Northeast = <br />
|East = [[Malda district]], [[West Bengal]]<br />
|Southeast = [[Murshidabad district]], [[West Bengal]]<br />
|South = [[Pakur district]]<br />
|Southwest = <br />
|West = [[Godda district]]<br />
|Northwest = [[Bhagalpur district]], [[Bihar]]<br />
}}<br />
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{{Minority Concentrated Districts in India}}<br />
{{Santhal Parganas Division}}<br />
{{Santhal Pargana Division topics}}<br />
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