Jehanabad is a town in Nagar Parishad and is the headquarters of Jehanabad district in the Indian state of Bihar. Jehanabad is famous for Barabar Hill Caves these are the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India, dating from the Maurya Empire (322–185 BCE) some with Ashokan inscriptions.

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Jehanabad
City
Nickname:  Jahana
Jehanabad
Coordinates: 25°13′N 84°59′E
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Jehanabad
Government
• Type	Nagar Parishad
• Body	Jehanabad Municipal Council
Population  (2011)
• Total	103,282
Languages
• Official	Magahi, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	804408
ISO 3166 code	IN-BR
Vehicle registration	BR-25
Website	http://www.jehanabad.bih.nic.in

Demographics

According to the Indian census of 2001, the Jehanabad had a population of 135,196. The population is 54% male and 46% female. Jehanabad has a literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 74.04%. Male literacy is 83% and female literacy is 69%. 16% percent of Jehanabad's population is under six years of age.[1]

Transport

National Highways 83 and NH 110 cross through the city. No. 83 runs from Patna via Masaurhi, and goes directly to Gaya through Makhdumpur. It runs almost parallel to the railway line. A network of poor quality PWD roads and REO roads run across the district. The total length of paved roads is 541.65 km and that of mud tracks is 450.90 km.[2]

Notable People

• Samprada Singh
• Mahendra Prasad

References

External links

• Statistics on Bihar government website

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[ru] Джеханабад (Индия)