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. The climate is humid subtropical (monsoon-influenced): summers are very hot (up to ~44 °C) and winters cool (down to ~5 °C). The southwest monsoon (June–September) brings most rain (roughly 1,100–1,300 mm annually). 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.
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
According to the 2011 census Jehanabad district has a population of 1,125,313, roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus or the US state of Rhode Island. This gives it a ranking of 412th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.34%. Jehanabad has a sex ratio of 918 females for every 1000 males, 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.
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.
Politics
Administrative units Sl. no.Name of the Gram PanchayatsName of the BlocksNo. of Gram Panchayats1AmmainJehanabad 142 Kalpa3 Kinari4 Gonwa5 Jamuk6 Nauru7 Pandui8 Muther9 Mandil10 Mande Bigaha11 Larsa12SurangaparBhavanichak13 Sewanan14 Sikariya15AhiasaGhosi 1016 Uber17 Kurre18 Gopalpur19 Ghosi20 Parawan21 Bharthu22 Lakhawar23 Shahpur24 Saho Bigaha25 AmathuaKako1626 Uttar Sherthua27 Khalispur28 Dedhsaiya29 Damuha30 Nerthua31 Nonhi32 Purbi Kako33 Paschimi Kako34 Pinjaura35 Badauna36 Barawa37 Bara38 Maniawa39 Saidabad40 Sulemanpur41 KachnawaMakhdumpur2242 Kamardiha43 Kalanour44 Kohra45 Chhariyari46 Jagapura47 Jamanganj48 Dakra49 Dharnaee50 Dharauphat51 Punahda52Purvi Saren53 Paschimi Saren54 Bhaikh55 Makarpur56 Manjhaous57 Malathi58 Rampur59 Bela Birra60 Sugaon61 Sumera62 Solhanda63 GandharModnaganj 864 Jaitipur65 Dewara66 Naima67 Bandhuganj68 Modnaganj Govindpur69 Vishnupur Okari70 Saistabad71 UchitaRatnifaridpur 1472 Kansua73 Kaswan74 Jhunathi75 Nehalpur76 Narayanpur77 Noama78 Pandaul79 Murhera80 Ratni81 Lakhapur82 Sesamba83 Sikandarpur84 Sohraiya85KeuafarHulasganj 986 Kokarsa87 Khadauri88 Chiri89 Tirra90 Dawathu91 Bauri92 Murgaon93 SurajpurTotal number of Gram Panchayats93
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”.) 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
External links Jehanabad district website Jehanabad Information Portal