Jehanabad district

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
Barabar Caves
Barabar Caves
Location of Jehanabad district in Bihar
Location of Jehanabad district in Bihar
Coordinates (Jehanabad): 24°45′N 85°00′E
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
Websitehttps://jehanabad.nic.in/en/

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),[3] comparatively equivalent to Mexico's Isla Ángel de la Guarda.[4]

Demographics
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:[5]
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%. 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]

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]

Politics
District No. Constituency Name Party Alliance Remarks
Jehanabad 216 Jehanabad Suday Yadav RJD MGB
217 Ghosi Ram Bali Singh Yadav CPI(ML)L MGB
218 Makhdumpur Satish Kumar RJD MGB

Villages

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.
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