Sahebganj

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It is catalogued under the topic Cities and towns in Sahibganj district.

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Place details

Locality: Sahibganj
Region: Jharkhand
Country: India
Population: 95,890
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Sahibganj
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_caption: From top left:- Rajmahal Hills, Sahebganj Port, Moti Jharna and Rajmahal Forest
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Jharkhand#India3
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Jharkhand, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Jharkhand
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Sahibganj
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 4.25
Settlement.elevation_m: 16
Settlement.population_total: 111,954
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages(*For language details see Sahibganj (community development block)#Language and religion)

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Wikidata facts

Area: 1601
Elevation: 16
Image: Sahibganj railway station.jpg
Dialing code: 6436

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postal code: 816109
Commons category: Sahebganj

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
History
Early and Medieval Period
Modern Period
Post independence
Demographics
Population
Languages
Geography
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Sahebganj, originally named Kajrotia (also known as Sahibganj) is a scenic town and a port city in the Sahibganj subdivision of the Sahebganj district of Jharkhand state, India. It serves as headquarters for Sahibganj District, Sahibganj subdivision and Sahibganj (community development block). It is located on the north-east of Jharkhand and situated on the banks of Ganges. 17th May is the Foundation Day of the District, when Rajmahal and Pakur subdivisions of old Santal Pargana district were carved out to form Sahibganj district.

==Etymology== Sahibganj means a place (ganj) of masters (sahebs or sahibs). The place is likely to have been given its name because a number of English and other European people lived and worked in and around the railway station during the British Raj.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sahebganj” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.