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{{Short description|District in Bihar, India}}
{{For|other places with similar names|Jahanabad (disambiguation){{!}}Jahanabad}}
{{original research|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jehanabad district 
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Bihar|District]] of [[Bihar]]
| total_type = Total
| image_skyline = Barabar Caves 1.JPG
| image_caption = [[Barabar Caves]]
| image_map = Bihar district location map Jehanabad.svg
| map_caption = Location of Jehanabad district in Bihar
| coordinates = {{coord|24|45|N|85|00|E|region:IN_type:adm2nd|display=title}}
| coor_pinpoint = Jehanabad
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Bihar Government Banner.png}} [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Magadh division|Magadh]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Jehanabad]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 932
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 11,25,313
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 =
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 918<ref name=districtcensus/>
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Jahanabad Lok Sabha constituency|Jahanabad]]
| leader_title2 =
| leader_name2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 83 (India, old numbering)|NH 83]]
| blank_name_sec2 = Average annual precipitation
| blank_info_sec2 = 1074 mm
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 8044xx (Jehanabad)<ref>[https://indiapincodes.net/Bihar/Jehanabad/ Jehanabad]</ref>
| website = https://jehanabad.nic.in/en/
}}
'''Jehanabad district''' is one of the thirty-eight [[districts of Bihar]] [[States and territories of India|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 & Climate ==
Jehanabad lies in the southern Gangetic Plain. Elevation is low and flat; the district headquarters at Jehanabad town sits near the confluence of the Dardha and Jamuna rivers.[https://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/Jehanabadbihar.pdf#:~:text=town%20of%20Jehanabad%2C%20which%20is,longitude%2C%20the%20district%20is%20bounded] The climate is humid subtropical (monsoon-influenced): summers are very hot (up to ~44 °C) and winters cool (down to ~5 °C).[https://jehanabad.kvk4.in/district-profile.php#:~:text=Main%20Rivers%20Falgu%2C%20Jamuna%2C%20Baldai,Average%20Rainfall%201074%20mm%2FYear] The southwest monsoon (June–September) brings most rain (roughly 1,100–1,300 mm annually). [https://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/Jehanabadbihar.pdf#:~:text=The%20average%20annual%20rainfall%20in,The] [https://jehanabad.kvk4.in/district-profile.php#:~:text=5%27c%20in%20Winter,Average%20Rainfall%201074%20mm%2FYear] Spring and autumn are brief transitional seasons. The soil is broadly fertile alluvial loam. These conditions favor intensive cultivation; however, irrigation depends on monsoon rains and local tube wells (groundwater), since most rivers (Dardha, Phalgu, etc.) are seasonal. [https://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/Jehanabadbihar.pdf#:~:text=district%20and%20it%20gives%20a,The%20soil%20in%20the%20district]

Vegetation is that of the Indo-Gangetic plains (agricultural fields, patches of scrub or sal on higher ground). The landscape is largely cleared for farming; forest cover in the district is negligible.

==Demographics==

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,37,802|13=1911|14=2,49,238|15=1921|16=2,48,306|17=1931|18=2,75,471|19=1941|20=3,20,093|21=1951|22=3,54,133|23=1961|24=4,15,062|25=1971|26=4,95,614|27=1981|28=5,99,143|29=1991|30=7,09,862|31=2001|32=9,26,489|33=2011|34=11,25,313|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web |title=Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Bihar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/43343/download/47022/10%20A-2%20Bihar.pdf |website=census.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>|align=center}}

{{bar box
|title=Religions in Jehanabad district (2011)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Bihar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11366/download/14479/DDW10C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|darkorange|92.87}}
{{bar percent|[[Bihari Muslims|Muslims]]|green|6.73}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.40}}
}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Jehanabad district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,125,313,<ref name=districtcensus>{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Jehanabad |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/272/download/738/DH_2011_1037_PART_A_DCHB_JEHANABAD.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Cyprus]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = June 13, 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Cyprus 1,120,489 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Rhode Island]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=2011-09-30
|quote=Rhode Island 1,052,567
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=2013-10-19
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 412th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|1206|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.34%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Jehanabad has a [[sex ratio]] of 918 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|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.<ref name=districtcensus/>

{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages in Jehanabad district (2011)<ref name="languages"/>
|label1 = [[Magahi language|Magahi]] |value1= 79.5|color1 = crimson
|label2 = [[Hindi]] |value2 = 18.01|color2 = orange
|label3 = [[Urdu]] |value3 = 2.00|color3 = green
|label4 = Others |value4 = 0.16 |color4 = grey
}}

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 79.5% of the population in the district spoke [[Magahi language|Magahi]], 18.01% [[Hindi]] and 2.00% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10196/download/13308/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1000.XLSX|website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

== Politics ==
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== Administrative units ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Sl. no.
!Name of the Gram Panchayats
!Name of the Blocks
!No. of Gram Panchayats
|-
|1
|Ammain
|rowspan="14" |[[Jehanabad]]
|rowspan="14"| 14
|-
|2
| Kalpa
|-
|3
| Kinari
|-
|4
| Gonwa
|-
|5
| Jamuk
|-
|6
| Nauru
|-
|7
| Pandui
|-
|8
| Muther
|-
|9
| Mandil
|-
|10
| Mande Bigaha
|-
|11
| Larsa
|-
|12
|SurangaparBhavanichak
|-
|13
| Sewanan
|-
|14
| Sikariya
|-
|15
|Ahiasa
|rowspan="10"|[[Ghosi]]
|rowspan="10"| 10
|-
|16
| Uber
|-
|17
| Kurre
|-
|18
| Gopalpur
|-
|19
| Ghosi
|-
|20
| Parawan
|-
|21
| Bharthu
|-
|22
| Lakhawar
|-
|23
| Shahpur
|-
|24
| Saho Bigaha
|-
|25
| Amathua
|rowspan="16"|[[Kako, Bihar|Kako]]
|rowspan="16"|16
|-
|26
| Uttar Sherthua
|-
|27
| Khalispur
|-
|28
| Dedhsaiya
|-
|29
| Damuha
|-
|30
| Nerthua
|-
|31
| Nonhi
|-
|32
| Purbi Kako
|-
|33
| Paschimi Kako
|-
|34
| Pinjaura
|-
|35
| Badauna
|-
|36
| Barawa
|-
|37
| Bara
|-
|38
| Maniawa
|-
|39
| Saidabad
|-
|40
| Sulemanpur
|-
|41
| Kachnawa
|rowspan="22"|[[Makhdumpur]]
|rowspan="22"|22
|-
|42
| Kamardiha
|-
|43
| Kalanour
|-
|44
| Kohra
|-
|45
| Chhariyari
|-
|46
| Jagapura
|-
|47
| Jamanganj
|-
|48
| Dakra
|-
|49
| Dharnaee
|-
|50
| Dharauphat
|-
|51
| Punahda
|-
|52
|Purvi Saren
|-
|53
| Paschimi Saren
|-
|54
| Bhaikh
|-
|55
| Makarpur
|-
|56
| Manjhaous
|-
|57
| Malathi
|-
|58
| Rampur
|-
|59
| Bela Birra
|-
|60
| Sugaon
|-
|61
| Sumera
|-
|62
| Solhanda
|-
|63
| Gandhar
|rowspan="8"|[[Modnaganj]]
|rowspan="8" | 8
|-
|64
| Jaitipur
|-
|65
| Dewara
|-
|66
| Naima
|-
|67
| Bandhuganj
|-
|68
| Modnaganj Govindpur
|-
|69
| Vishnupur Okari
|-
|70
| Saistabad
|-
|71
| Uchita
|rowspan="14"|[[Ratnifaridpur]]
|rowspan="14"| 14
|-
|72
| Kansua
|-
|73
| Kaswan
|-
|74
| Jhunathi
|-
|75
| Nehalpur
|-
|76
| Narayanpur
|-
|77
| Noama
|-
|78
| Pandaul
|-
|79
| Murhera
|-
|80
| Ratni
|-
|81
| Lakhapur
|-
|82
| Sesamba
|-
|83
| Sikandarpur
|-
|84
| Sohraiya
|-
|85
|Keuafar
|rowspan="9"|[[Hulasganj]]
|rowspan="9"| 9
|-
|86
| Kokarsa
|-
|87
| Khadauri
|-
|88
| Chiri
|-
|89
| Tirra
|-
|90
| Dawathu
|-
|91
| Bauri
|-
|92
| Murgaon
|-
|93
| Surajpur
|-
|colspan="2" align="right" bgcolor="fff999"|<small>Total number of Gram Panchayats</small><ref>{{cite web |title=गांव और पंचायत |url=https://jehanabad.nic.in/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B5-%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A4/ |publisher=District Administration, Jehanabad (National Informatics Centre, Government of India) |date=2025-09-04 |access-date=2025-09-08}}</ref>
|
|bgcolor="fff999"|<small>93</small>
|}

* Number of Revenue Division(s)- 1
* Number of Blocks- 7
* Number of Police Stations- 12
* Number of Gram Panchayats- 93
* Number of Census Villages- 584
* Number of Municipalities- 2
* Number of Municipal Corporation- 1
See also - [[Literacy In Bihar]]

== Notable people ==

* [[Samprada Singh]] (1925–2019) – Born in Okri village (Modanganj block), Jehanabad, he was the co-founder of Alkem Laboratories, one of India’s largest pharmaceutical companies. Coming from a small farming family, Dr. S. N. (Samprada) Singh built Alkem into a multi-thousand-crore enterprise and was a noted philanthropist. (The official Alkem website notes: “Mr. Singh was born … in Okri village of Jehanabad district”.)
* [[Jagdeo Prasad|Jagdev (Jagdeo) Prasad]] (1922–1974) – A socialist leader and reformer, born in Kurtha sub-division, Jehanabad. He founded the Shoshit Dal and fought for OBC/Dalit rights in Bihar, even briefly becoming Deputy Chief Minister in 1968. Jagdev Prasad is celebrated by some as the “Lenin of Bihar” for his role in mobilizing backward classes.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://jehanabad.bih.nic.in/ Jehanabad district website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110430231908/http://www.allaboutbihar.com/districts/jehanabad/index.php Jehanabad Information Portal]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Jehanabad district
|North = [[Patna district]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Nalanda district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Gaya district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Arwal district]]
|Northwest =
}}

{{Districts of Bihar}}
{{Magadh Division}}
{{Magadh Division topics}}

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[[Category:1986 establishments in Bihar]]

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