Iqbal further states, "In approximately 25 panchayats of three blocks in Sahibganj, around 85% or more of the population comprises Shershahbadia Muslims. They came here about 150 to 100 years ago when the Ganga was diverted, especially from the regions of Bihar and Bengal. They settled here during that time, and the local landlords allotted them land by providing leases. Based on this settlement, after independence, they were registered in the Joint Bihar Register two in 1956. Then the registration of their lands, mutations, and receipts started. However, in the survey initiated in Santhal Pargana in 1980, their land and village were not considered settled, leading to significant distress for them since then."