| Sahibganj district | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Jharkhand |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Coordinates: | 25.25°N 87.65°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Sahebganj |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jharkhand |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Santhal Pargana |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Sahebganj |
| Parts Type: | Tehsils |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Area Total Km2: | 2063 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 1,150,567 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 52.04%[1] |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 948 |
| Leader Title: | Deputy Commissioner |
| Leader Name: | Shri Hemant Sati (IAS) |
| Leader Title2: | Lok Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name2: | Rajmahal |
| Leader Title3: | Vidhan Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name3: | 3 |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
| Registration Plate: | JH-18 |
| Website: | http://sahibganj.nic.in/ |
Sahibganj district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Sahibganj is the administrative headquarters of this district.
Sahibganj district is divided into two subdivions: Sahibganj subdivision and Rajmahal subdivision. It is further subdivided into nine Community development blocks:(Sahibganj subdivision) Sahibganj, Mandro, Borio, Barhait (Rajmahal subdivision) Taljhari, Rajmahal, Udhwa, Pathna and Barharwa.[2]
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Sahibganj one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 24 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[3]
According to the 2011 census Sahibganj district has a population of 1,150,567,[4] roughly equal to the nation of Timor-Leste[5] or the US state of Rhode Island.[6] This gives it a ranking of 407th in India (out of a total of 640).[4] The district has a population density of 558PD/sqkm.[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 23.96%. Sahibganj has a sex ratio of 948 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 52.04%. 13.88% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.29% and 26.80% of the population respectively.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 28.86% of the population in the district spoke Bengali, 21.86% Santali, 16.71% Hindi, 11.42% Khortha, 6.33% Urdu, 5.33% Bhojpuri and 3.68% Malto. 4.11% of the population spoke 'Others' under Hindi.[7]
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