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Sahibganj railway station
Sahibganj railway station · Nishantsbg, CC BY-SA 3.0

Sāhibganj, India

Sāhibganj is a town of 95,890 people in Jharkhand, India.

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Population95,890 GeoNames
RegionJharkhand
Elevation16 m 52 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Land area1,601.0 km²
Nearest airportMalda Airport (LDA) 56 km

Why visit Sāhibganj

Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 1 place to eat, 2 places to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.

About Sāhibganj

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.

From the Wikipedia article Sahebganj (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Things to do4

Motijharna Falls

Waterfall · 10.1 km

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Balbadri

Scenic view · 14.5 km

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Daman-I-Koh

Scenic view · 9.5 km

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Rajmahal Hills

Scenic view · 12.6 km

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Museums and landmarks3

Teliagarhi Fort

Monument and historic site · 9.8 km

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Tilliagharhi fort

Monument and historic site · 9.9 km

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Monument and historic site

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Parks, trails and playgrounds1

sidhu kanhu stadium

Playground · 1.2 km

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Restaurants and cafes1

Kaveri Restaurant S. b. Roy Road

Restaurant · Chinese, Indian, Italian

786 S. B. Roy Road

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Where to stay2

Schools, colleges and libraries1

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Healthcare11

Map of Sāhibganj

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Getting there and nearby towns

Malda Airport (LDA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 56 km away.

  • Manihāri 11 km north, about 11 min by car
  • Borio 24 km south, about 24 min by car
  • Rājmahal 29 km southeast, about 29 min by car
  • Tinpahār 31 km south, about 31 min by car
  • Katihar 33 km north, about 33 min by car
  • Patra 37 km southeast, about 37 min by car
  • Colgong 41 km west, about 41 min by car
  • Mahāgama 39 km southwest, about 39 min by car
  • Malda 58 km southeast, about 58 min by car
  • Bhāgalpur 67 km west, about 1 h by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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