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Jehanabad district
District of Bihar
Barabar Caves
Location of Jehanabad district in Bihar
Coordinates (Jehanabad): 24°45′N 85°00′E / 24.750°N 85.000°E / 24.750; 85.000
Country	India
State	Bihar
Division	Magadh
Headquarters	Jehanabad
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Jahanabad
Area
• Total	932 km (360 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,125,313
• Density	1,200/km (3,100/sq mi)
Demographics
• Sex ratio	918
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN	8044xx (Jehanabad)
Major highways	NH 83
Average annual precipitation	1074 mm
Website	https://jehanabad.nic.in/en/

Jehanabad district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. Jehanabad town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Jehanabad district is a part of Magadh Division, and is located on the confluence of two small rivers called Dardha and Yamunaiya.

History

The territory of the present-day district became Jehanabad sub-division of Gaya district in 1872. The district came into existence on 1 August 1986. It is surrounded by Patna in north, Arwal in west, Nalanda in east and Gaya in south.

Geography

Jehanabad district occupies an area of 932 square kilometres (360 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to Mexico's Isla Ángel de la Guarda.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Jehanabad district has a population of 1,125,313, roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus or the US state of Rhode Island. This gives it a ranking of 412th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 1,206 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,120/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.34%. Jehanabad has a sex ratio of 918 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 78.27%. 12.01% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 19.81% and 0.11% of the population respectively.

Languages in Jehanabad district (2011)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 79.5% of the population in the district spoke Magahi, 18.01% Hindi and 2.00% Urdu as their first language.

Politics

Villages

• Ganesh Bigha
• Maya Bigha
• sammat Bigha

References

1. ^ "District Census Handbook: Jehanabad" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
2. Jehanabad
3. Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) (2010). "States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. pp. 1118–1119. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
4. "Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area". United Nations Environment Program. 1998-02-18. Archived from the original on 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2011-10-11. Isla Ángel de la Guarda 931km2
5. "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Bihar" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
6. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
7. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01. Cyprus 1,120,489 July 2011 est.
8. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Rhode Island 1,052,567
9. ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.

External links

• Jehanabad district website
• Jehanabad Information Portal

v t e Places adjacent to Jehanabad district
Patna district Arwal district Jehanabad district Nalanda district Gaya district

v t e State of Bihar
Capital: Patna
State symbols	Animal: Gaur Bird: House sparrow Flower: Marigolds Tree: Sacred fig
History	Chhath Kingdom of the Videhas Janaka Sita Chirand Magadha Nanda Empire Maurya Empire Shunga Empire Kanva dynasty Gupta Empire Chandragupta Maurya Chanakya Bindusara Ashoka the Great Buddhism in India Edicts of Ashoka Samudragupta Chandragupta II Arthashastra Lion Capital of Ashoka Ashoka Chakra Pataliputra Bimbisara Ajatashatru Anga Rajgir Vaishali Aryabhata Siege of Arrah Raj Darbhanga
Administration	Government Legislative Assembly Legislative Council Chief Ministers Human rights Commission Governors High Court Police Public Service Commission
Overviews	Cinema Climate Cuisine Demography Economy Education Geography History Media People Transportation Politics Tourism State Day
Divisions and districts	Bhagalpur Banka Bhagalpur Darbhanga Darbhanga Madhubani Samastipur Kosi Madhepura Saharsa Supaul Magadh Arwal Aurangabad Gaya Jehanabad Nawada Munger Begusarai Jamui Khagaria Munger Lakhisarai Sheikhpura Patna Bhojpur Buxar Kaimur Nalanda Patna Rohtas Purnia Araria Katihar Kishanganj Purnia Saran Gopalganj Saran Siwan Tirhut East Champaran Muzaffarpur Sheohar Sitamarhi Vaishali West Champaran
Cities	Patna Gaya Aurangabad Bhagalpur Muzaffarpur Darbhanga Purnia Bihar Sharif Arrah Begusarai Katihar Munger Chhapra Hajipur
Municipal corporations	Patna Municipal Corporation Chhapra Municipal Corporation
Politics	Elections in Bihar BJP JD-U RJD LJP RLM HAM Other political parties
Culture	Biharis Maithils Bhojpuri people Magahi people Chhath Puja Cuisine Languages Music Art and craft Religion Festivals Cinema Culture of Bihar Culture of Angika region Culture of Bhojpuri region Culture of Magadh region Culture of Maithili region

• Jehanabad district
• Magadh division
• Districts of Bihar
• 1986 establishments in Bihar