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Jehanabad district | |
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 Location of Jehanabad district in Bihar | |
| Coordinates (Jehanabad):24°45′N85°00′E / 24.750°N 85.000°E /24.750; 85.000 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Bihar |
| Division | Magadh |
| Headquarters | Jehanabad |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Jahanabad |
| Area | |
• Total | 932 km2 (360 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,125,313 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Sex ratio | 918[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 8044xx (Jehanabad)[2] |
| Major highways | NH 83 |
| Average annual precipitation | 1074 mm |
| Website | https://jehanabad.nic.in/en/ |
Jehanabad district is one of the thirty-eightdistricts of Biharstate, India.Jehanabad town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Jehanabad district is a part ofMagadh Division, and is located on the confluence of two small rivers called Dardha and Yamunaiya.
The territory of the present-day district became Jehanabad sub-division ofGaya district in 1872. The district came into existence on 1 August 1986. It is surrounded byPatna in north,Arwal in west,Nalanda in east and Gaya in south.
Jehanabad district occupies an area of 932 square kilometres (360 sq mi),[3] comparatively equivalent toMexico'sIsla Ángel de la Guarda.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 237,802 | — |
| 1911 | 249,238 | +0.47% |
| 1921 | 248,306 | −0.04% |
| 1931 | 275,471 | +1.04% |
| 1941 | 320,093 | +1.51% |
| 1951 | 354,133 | +1.02% |
| 1961 | 415,062 | +1.60% |
| 1971 | 495,614 | +1.79% |
| 1981 | 599,143 | +1.92% |
| 1991 | 709,862 | +1.71% |
| 2001 | 926,489 | +2.70% |
| 2011 | 1,125,313 | +1.96% |
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According to the2011 census Jehanabad district has apopulation of 1,125,313,[1] roughly equal to the nation ofCyprus[7] or the US state ofRhode Island.[8] This gives it a ranking of 412th in India (out of a total of640).[1] The district has a population density of 1,206 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,120/sq mi).[1] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.34%.[1] Jehanabad has asex ratio of 918females for every 1000 males,[1] and aliteracy 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]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 79.5% of the population in the district spokeMagahi, 18.01%Hindi and 2.00%Urdu as their first language.[9]
| District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Alliance | Remarks | ||
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| Jehanabad | 216 | Jehanabad | Suday Yadav | RJD | MGB | |||
| 217 | Ghosi | Ram Bali Singh Yadav | CPI(ML)L | MGB | ||||
| 218 | Makhdumpur | Satish Kumar | RJD | MGB | ||||
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Cyprus 1,120,489 July 2011 est.
Rhode Island 1,052,567
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