Sahnidih

Sahnidih
Census Town
Sahnidih Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates: 23°47′N 86°15′E / 23.78°N 86.25°ECoordinates: 23°47′N 86°15′E / 23.78°N 86.25°E
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
CD block	Baghmara
Population (2011)
• Total	6,777
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Santali
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency	Giridih
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Baghmara
Website	dhanbad.nic.in

Sahnidih is a census town in Baghmara CD Block in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Sahnidih had a population of 6,777, of which 3,568 males and 3,209 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 1,990 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 206.^[1]

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Sahnidih had a population of 5,802. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Sahnidih has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 49%. In Sahnidih, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Sahnidih was 4,578 out of which 2,673 were males and 1,905 were females.^[1]

References

1. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.