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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.

For other places with similar names, see Jahanabad.
Jehanabad district
District of Bihar
Cave in Jehanabad district
Location of Jehanabad district in Bihar
Coordinates (Jehanabad):
Country India
StateBihar
DivisionMagadh
HeadquartersJehanabad
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesJahanabad
Area
 • Total932 km2 (360 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,125,313
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Sex ratio918[1]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN
8044xx (Jehanabad)[2]
Major highwaysNH 83
Average annual precipitation1074 mm
Websitehttp://jehanabad.bih.nic.in/

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 is east, Nalanda in west and Gaya in south.

Jehanabad has a long history of caste wars between upper caste militia landlords and naxalites. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.[3]


Geography


Jehanabad district occupies an area of 932 square kilometres (360 sq mi),[4] comparatively equivalent to Mexico's Isla Ángel de la Guarda.[5]


Demographics


Religions in Jehanabad district (2011)[6]
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 92.87%
Muslims
 
 6.73%
Other or not stated
 
 0.40%

According to the 2011 census Jehanabad district has a population of 1,125,313,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus[7] or the US state of Rhode Island.[8] This gives it a ranking of 412th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 1,206 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,120/sq mi) .[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%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 19.81% and 0.11% of the population respectively.[1]

Languages in Jehanabad district (2011)[9]

  Magahi (66.00%)
  Hindi (29.01%)
  Urdu (4.83%)
  Others (0.16%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 66.00% of the population in the district spoke Magahi, 29.01% Hindi and 4.83% Urdu as their first language.[9]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901237,802—    
1911249,238+0.47%
1921248,306−0.04%
1931275,471+1.04%
1941320,093+1.51%
1951354,133+1.02%
1961415,062+1.60%
1971495,614+1.79%
1981599,143+1.92%
1991709,862+1.71%
2001926,489+2.70%
20111,125,313+1.96%
source:[10]

Politics


This section is transcluded from 17th Bihar Assembly. (edit | history)
No. Constituency Name Party Alliance Remarks
216 Jehanabad Suday Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal MGB
217 Ghosi Ram Bali Singh Yadav Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation MGB
218 Makhdumpur Satish Kumar Rashtriya Janata Dal MGB

Villages



References


  1. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  2. Jehanabad
  3. "83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme". IntelliBriefs. 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  4. 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)
  5. "Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area". United Nations Environment Program. 1998-02-18. Retrieved 2011-10-11. Isla Ángel de la Guarda 931km2
  6. "Population by Religious Community – 2011". Census of India, 2011. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
  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. 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
  10. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901


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[de] Jehanabad (Distrikt)

Der Distrikt Jehanabad (Hindi जहानाबाद जिला, Urdu جہان آباد ضلع) ist ein Distrikt im indischen Bundesstaat Bihar. Verwaltungssitz ist die Stadt Jehanabad.
- [en] Jehanabad district

[ru] Джеханабад (округ)

Джеханабад (хинди जहानाबाद जिला; англ. Jehanabad) — округ на юго-западе центральной части индийского штата Бихар. Образован 1 августа 1986 года из части территории округа Гая. Административный центр — город Джеханабад. Площадь округа — 1569 км². По данным всеиндийской переписи 2001 года население округа составляло 1 514 315 человек. Уровень грамотности взрослого населения составлял 55,26 %, что немного ниже среднеиндийского уровня (59,5 %).


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