Jehanabad district

Jehanabad district
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Settlement type	District of Bihar
Country	India
State
District
Subdivision

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 & 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.[1] The climate is humid subtropical (monsoon-influenced): summers are very hot (up to ~44 °C) and winters cool (down to ~5 °C).[2] The southwest monsoon (June–September) brings most rain (roughly 1,100–1,300 mm annually). [3] [4] 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. [5]

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

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According to the 2011 census Jehanabad district has a population of 1,125,313,^[1] roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus^[2] or the US state of Rhode Island.^[3] This gives it a ranking of 412th in India (out of a total of 640).^[1] The district has a population density of Template:Convert.^[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.34%.^[1] Jehanabad has a sex ratio of 918 females for every 1000 males,^[1] 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.^[1]

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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.^[4]

Politics

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Administrative units

Sl. no.	Name of the Gram Panchayats	Name of the Blocks	No. of Gram Panchayats
1	Ammain	Jehanabad	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	Ghosi	10
16	Uber
17	Kurre
18	Gopalpur
19	Ghosi
20	Parawan
21	Bharthu
22	Lakhawar
23	Shahpur
24	Saho Bigaha
25	Amathua	Kako	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	Makhdumpur	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	Modnaganj	8
64	Jaitipur
65	Dewara
66	Naima
67	Bandhuganj
68	Modnaganj Govindpur
69	Vishnupur Okari
70	Saistabad
71	Uchita	Ratnifaridpur	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	Hulasganj	9
86	Kokarsa
87	Khadauri
88	Chiri
89	Tirra
90	Dawathu
91	Bauri
92	Murgaon
93	Surajpur
Total number of Gram Panchayats^[5]			93

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

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”.)
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.