Sahibganj (District)
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| State | Jharkhand |
| Administrative headquarters : | Sahibganj |
| Area : | 2063 km² |
| Residents : | 1,150,567 (2011) |
| Population density : | 558 inhabitants / km² |
| Website : | www.chatra.gov.in |
Sahibganj is a district in the Indian state of Jharkhand .
The area is 2063 km². The administrative seat is the city of the same name, Sahibganj .
population
Population statistics have been available since 2001:
| year | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 927.770 | 1,150,567 |
The population was 1,150,567 (2011). The population growth rate in the period from 2001 to 2011 was 24.01% and was therefore very high. Sahibganj has a gender ratio of 953 women per 1000 men and thus a common surplus of men for India. The district had a literacy rate of 60.18% in 2011 , an increase of almost 17 percentage points compared to 2001. However, literacy is still well below the national average. Almost 54.6% of the population are Hindus , approx. 34.6% are Muslims , approx. 7.3% are Christians , and approx. 3.6% did not declare any religious affiliation or practiced other religions. 18.7% of the population are children under 6 years of age.
Almost 13.9% of the population live in cities.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sahibganj District - Population 2001–2011
- ↑ 2011 census (PDF; 398 kB)
- ^ Indian Districts by Population, Sex Ratio, Literacy 2011 Census. Retrieved April 16, 2019 .
