About Sahebganj

Sahebganj (also spelt as Sahibganj) is the district headquarters of Sahebganj district of Jharkhand state, India.

Sahebganj means a place (ganj) of masters (sahebs or sahibs). The place is likely to have gotten its name because a number of English and other European people lived and worked in and around the railway station during the British Raj. Nevertheless, the district has remained inhabitated by tribal people since time immemorial. The town is cosmopolition with people from Bihar, Bengal, Jharkhand and refugees from Bangladesh and Pakistan.