Sahebganj Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Muzaffarpur, Bihar - Census 2011

Sahebganj is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Sahebganj block of Muzaffarpur district. The Sahebganj city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,389 families residing in the Sahebganj city. The total population of Sahebganj is 23,224 out of which 12,117 are males and 11,107 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sahebganj is 917.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sahebganj city is 4054 which is 17% of the total population. There are 2121 male children and 1933 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sahebganj is 911 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (917).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sahebganj is 62%. Thus Sahebganj has lower literacy rate compared to 63.4% of Muzaffarpur district. The male literacy rate is 69.41% and the female literacy rate is 53.94% in Sahebganj.

Sahebganj Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 4,389 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Sahebganj Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sahebganj Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 4,054 2,121 1,933
Literacy 62% 57.3% 44.5%
Scheduled Caste 2,392 1,273 1,119
Scheduled Tribe 85 45 40
Illiterate 11,338 5,179 6,159

Caste-wise Population - Sahebganj

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Sahebganj.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,392 1,273 1,119
Schedule Tribe 85 45 40

Religion-wise Population - Sahebganj

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sahebganj is 16,769 which is 72.21% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sahebganj is 6,370 which is 27.43% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sahebganj as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 16,769 (72.21%) 8,784 7,985
Muslim 6,370 (27.43%) 3,290 3,080
Christian 24 (0.1%) 13 11
Sikh 6 (0.03%) 2 4
Buddhist 5 (0.02%) 1 4
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 49 (0.21%) 26 23

Literacy Rate - Sahebganj

The total literacy rate of Sahebganj was 62% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 11,886 literates, males were 6,938 while females were 4,948. Also the male literacy rate was 69.41% and the female literacy rate was 53.94% in Sahebganj.

  Sahebganj Bihar
Female 53.94% 51.5%
Male 69.41% 71.2%
Total 62% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Sahebganj

The Sex Ratio of Sahebganj is 917. Thus per every 1000 men there were 917 females in Sahebganj. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 911 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 917 ) of Sahebganj.

Child Population - Sahebganj

According to Census 2011, there were 4,054 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sahebganj. Out of which 2,121 were male while 1,933 were female.

Working Population - Sahebganj

In Sahebganj Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 6,818 were engaged in work activities. 62.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,818 workers engaged in Main Work, 320 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,282 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,275 3,830 445
Cultivators 320 296 24
Agriculture Labourer 1,282 1,110 172
Household Industries 95 78 17
Other Workers 2,578 2,346 232
Marginal Workers 2,543 1,769 774
Non Working 16,406 6,518 9,888

Sahebganj Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Sahebganj is further divided into 13 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,443 39.8% 932
2 Ward No - 2 906 49.9% 987
3 Ward No - 3 1,055 44.2% 932
4 Ward No - 4 1,356 44.3% 921
5 Ward No - 5 1,964 51.7% 872
6 Ward No - 6 1,766 64.2% 932
7 Ward No - 7 1,388 63.1% 873
8 Ward No - 8 871 62.1% 898
9 Ward No - 9 2,825 58.6% 932
10 Ward No - 10 3,119 68.7% 893
11 Ward No - 11 2,194 41.3% 877
12 Ward No - 12 1,375 51.9% 956
13 Ward No - 13 2,962 27.2% 953

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