Livelihood {{Pie chart In Borio CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 18,915 and formed 40.37%, agricultural labourers numbered 20,570 and formed 43.90%, household industry workers numbered 1,277 and formed 2.73% and other workers numbered 6,097 and formed 13.01%. Total workers numbered 49,193 and formed 50.28% of the total population. Non-workers numbered 48,652 and formed 49.72% of total population. Note: In the census records a person is considered a cultivator, if the person is engaged in cultivation/ supervision of land owned. When a person who works on another person's land for wages in cash or kind or share, is regarded as an agricultural labourer. Household industry is defined as an industry conducted by one or more members of the family within the household or village, and one that does not qualify for registration as a factory under the Factories Act. Other workers are persons engaged in some economic activity other than cultivators, agricultural labourers and household workers. It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers and entertainment artistes.
Infrastructure There are 268 inhabited villages in Borio CD block. In 2011, 23 villages had power supply. 31 villages had tap water (treated/ untreated), 250 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 143 villages had hand pumps, and 1 village did not have drinking water facility. 15 village had post offices, 11 villages had sub post offices, 9 villages had telephones (land lines), 17 villages had public call offices and 80 villages had mobile phone coverage. 225 villages had pucca (paved) roads, 28 villages had bus service (private/public), 10 villages had auto/ modified auto, 19 villages had taxis/ vans, 74 villages had tractors, 12 villages had navigable waterways. 7 villages had bank branches, 3 villages had
ATMs, 9 villages had agricultural credit societies, 6 village had cinema/ video hall, 1 village had public library and public reading room. 58 villages had
public distribution system, 10 villages had weekly haat (market) and 73 villages had
assembly polling stations.
Agriculture A large part of Sahibganj district is hilly and most of the thick forests are gone. Some of the plains are cultivable.
Backward Regions Grant Fund Sahibganj district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from the
Backward Regions Grant Fund. The fund created by the Government of India is designed to redress regional imbalances in development. As of 2012, 272 districts across the country were listed under this scheme. The list includes 21 districts of Jharkhand. ==Education==