hand pump. It had 13,130 domestic electric connections, 600 road light points. Among the medical facilities, it had 2 hospitals, 10 dispensaries, 10 health centres, 1 family welfare centre, 1 maternity and child welfare centre, 1 maternity home, 1 TB hospital/ clinic, 1 nursing home, 2 charitable hospital/ nursing homes, 1 veterinary hospital, 50 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 42 primary schools, 24 middle school, 6 secondary schools, 2 senior secondary schools, 1 general degree college, 2 recognised shorthand typewriting and vocational training institutions, 1 non-formal education centre, 2 special schools for disabled. Among the social recreational and cultural facilities, it had 1 working women’s hostel, 1 stadium, 3 cinema theatre, 6 auditorium/ community halls, 2 public libraries, 2 reading rooms. Important items it produced were bidi, curds, pickles, sweets, bamboo items. It had the branch offices of 9 nationalised banks, 1 cooperative bank, 2 agricultural credit societies, 5 non-agricultural credit societies. Transport Sahibganj Junction railway station is situated on the Sahibganj Loop of Eastern Railway. The Government of India is building a bridge (^4 )across the river Ganges which will connect Sahibganj to Manihari in Bihar. This bridge will connect Jharkhand and South India to North Eastern India and will reduce transportation costs of essential minerals. A multi modal transport hub combining rail, road and water is also being built here as part of the government's effort to develop National Waterway 1, i.e. the Gangetic stretch between Haldia to Allahabad. Attractions Moti Jharna Kanhaiyastahn (Near Mangalhat on way to Rajmahal) Teliagarhi Fort Ganga Vihar Park at the footsteps of Rajmahal hills Shivgadi Dham, Barhait Maa Binduvasini Mandir, Barharwa Raksi Sthan, Baysi Sthan near Sahibganj Bijli Ghat Udhwa Jheel, Udhwa (Barharwa) Hool Karanti Sthal, Panchkthia Rajmahal hills St.Mary's Church Baghwa Kuan River Ganga Sahibganj park Rajmahal Fort Sidhu Kanhu Stadium References External links Sahebganj District Administration History of Sahibganj Cities and towns in Sahibganj district