Sahibganj
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| State : | Jharkhand | ||
| District : | Sahibganj District | ||
| Location : | 25 ° 15 ′ N , 87 ° 39 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 16 m | ||
| Residents : | 88,214 (2011) | ||
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Sahibganj is a city in the Indian state of Jharkhand . The city is the northernmost in Jharkhand and is close to the border with Bihar.
The city is the capital of the Sahibganj district of the same name . Godda is administered as a Nagar Parishad . The city is divided into 28 wards (constituencies).
Demographics
The city's population is 88,214 according to the 2011 census. Sahibganj has a gender ratio of 899 women per 1000 men and thus a common surplus of men for India. The literacy rate was 79.2% in 2011. Almost 82% of the population are Hindus , approx. 17% are Muslim and approx. 1% belong to another or no religion. 13.9% of the population are children under 6 years of age.
Infrastructure
The city is connected to the rest of the country by a train station. The city is also on the historic Grand Trunk Road .
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.census2011.co.in
- ↑ Sahibganj Nagar Parishad City Population Census 2011-2019 | Jharkhand. Retrieved September 21, 2019 .