Sahibganj Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Sahibganj, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Sahibganj is a Nagar Parishad city situated in Sahibganj block of Sahibganj district. The Sahibganj city is divided into 28 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 17,076 families residing in the Sahibganj city. The total population of Sahibganj is 88,214 out of which 46,449 are males and 41,765 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sahibganj is 899.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sahibganj city is 12262 which is 14% of the total population. There are 6375 male children and 5887 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sahibganj is 923 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (899).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sahibganj is 79.2%. Thus Sahibganj has higher literacy rate compared to 52% of Sahibganj district. The male literacy rate is 84.98% and the female literacy rate is 72.78% in Sahibganj.

Sahibganj Nagar Parishad has total administration over 17,076 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Parishad limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Sahibganj Nagar Parishad

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

Total Male Female
Children 12,262 6,375 5,887
Literacy 79.2% 73.3% 62.5%
Scheduled Caste 11,105 5,848 5,257
Scheduled Tribe 5,306 2,688 2,618
Illiterate 28,050 12,396 15,654

Caste-wise Population - Sahibganj

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6% of total population in Sahibganj.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 11,105 5,848 5,257
Schedule Tribe 5,306 2,688 2,618

Religion-wise Population - Sahibganj

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sahibganj is 71,930 which is 81.54% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sahibganj is 14,681 which is 16.64% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sahibganj as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 71,930 (81.54%) 38,007 33,923
Muslim 14,681 (16.64%) 7,639 7,042
Christian 933 (1.06%) 460 473
Sikh 108 (0.12%) 52 56
Buddhist 16 (0.02%) 10 6
Jain 18 (0.02%) 9 9
Other Religion 356 (0.4%) 181 175
No Religion Specified 172 (0.19%) 91 81

Literacy Rate - Sahibganj

The total literacy rate of Sahibganj was 79.21% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 60,164 literates, males were 34,053 while females were 26,111. Also the male literacy rate was 84.98% and the female literacy rate was 72.78% in Sahibganj.

  Sahibganj Jharkhand
Female 72.78% 55.42%
Male 84.98% 76.84%
Total 79.21% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Sahibganj

The Sex Ratio of Sahibganj is 899. Thus per every 1000 men there were 899 females in Sahibganj. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 923 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 899 ) of Sahibganj.

Child Population - Sahibganj

According to Census 2011, there were 12,262 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sahibganj. Out of which 6,375 were male while 5,887 were female.

Working Population - Sahibganj

In Sahibganj Nagar Parishad out of total population, 25,443 were engaged in work activities. 80.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 25,443 workers engaged in Main Work, 977 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,638 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 20,498 17,637 2,861
Cultivators 977 875 102
Agriculture Labourer 1,638 1,382 256
Household Industries 934 649 285
Other Workers 16,949 14,731 2,218
Marginal Workers 4,945 3,352 1,593
Non Working 62,771 25,460 37,311

Sahibganj Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Sahibganj is further divided into 28 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,571 73.8% 878
2 Ward No - 2 2,178 70.6% 892
3 Ward No - 3 1,506 83.1% 897
4 Ward No - 4 2,666 62.5% 900
5 Ward No - 5 2,885 54% 899
6 Ward No - 6 3,316 65.1% 922
7 Ward No - 7 3,905 70.6% 905
8 Ward No - 8 2,574 75.5% 944
9 Ward No - 9 1,444 81.5% 925
10 Ward No - 10 2,064 69.7% 1,016
11 Ward No - 11 1,739 82.7% 969
12 Ward No - 12 2,459 74% 923
13 Ward No - 13 3,899 72.8% 866
14 Ward No - 14 3,520 68.8% 881
15 Ward No - 15 2,501 81.6% 918
16 Ward No - 16 3,937 72.4% 902
17 Ward No - 17 2,595 76.4% 872
18 Ward No - 18 2,978 76.2% 939
19 Ward No - 19 4,168 70.8% 889
20 Ward No - 20 3,555 72.6% 920
21 Ward No - 21 2,038 77.3% 901
22 Ward No - 22 2,249 75.6% 876
23 Ward No - 23 4,335 63.7% 859
24 Ward No - 24 4,674 68.2% 876
25 Ward No - 25 3,364 40.8% 849
26 Ward No - 26 4,192 60.6% 905
27 Ward No - 27 4,503 42.5% 924
28 Ward No - 28 6,399 70.8% 878

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