JPSC · District of Jharkhand

Sahibganj: 11.5 lakh people, one story

People
11,50,567
Area
2,063 km²
Literacy
52.04%
Sex ratio
952
#1 in JharkhandHousehold industry workers: 8.8 % of workers. Rank 1 of 24 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in JharkhandLiteracy rate: 52.04%. Rank 23 of 24.See the numbers →Lowest in JharkhandFemale literacy: 43.31%. Rank 23 of 24.See the numbers →Big number11.5 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 558 to every km².See the numbers →

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SahibganjJharkhand

The history, places and schemes of Sahibganj are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Sahibganj in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population11.5 lakh#13/24 in Jharkhand
Area2,063 km²#19/24 in Jharkhand
Population density558 per km²#8/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 414
Sex ratio952 females per 1000 males#12/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 948
Child sex ratio (0–6)960 girls per 1000 boys#10/24 in Jharkhand▲ state 948
Literacy rate52.04%#23/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 66.41
Female literacy43.31%#23/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 55.42
Urban population13.9%#11/24 in Jharkhand▼ state 24.0

People & society

52.0% can read. 952 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
60.376.8
Female literacy
43.355.4
Scheduled Castes
6.312.1
Scheduled Tribes
26.826.2
Living in towns
13.924.0

Gender literacy gap: 17.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 54.6%
  • Muslim 34.6%
  • Christian 7.2%
  • Other / not stated 3.5%

    Sectors at a glance

    65 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4.9 lakh workers, 42.6% of all people

    This district
    Jharkhand
    • Cultivators 22.4%
    • Farm labourers 42.2%
    • Household industry 8.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 26.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 13% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      13.436.3
      Latrine at home
      13.217.5
      Tap water
      3.910.2
      LPG / PNG
      4.49.2
      Phone
      24.838.1
      Television
      9.421.3
      Bicycle
      36.646.7
      Two-wheeler
      4.012.7

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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