Jehanabad | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Nickname: Jahana | |
  Jehanabad | |
| Coordinates:25°12′45″N84°59′07″E / 25.21250°N 84.98528°E /25.21250; 84.98528 | |
| 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 | https://www.jehanabad.nic.in |
Jehanabad is a city inNagar Parishad and is the headquarters ofJehanabad district in theIndianstate ofBihar.
According to theIndiancensus of 2011, the Jehanabad had a population of 1,125,313 with Sex Ratio of 922. Jehanabad has a literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 74.04%. Male literacy is 77.66% and female literacy is 71.2%. 18% percent of Jehanabad's population is under six years of age.[1]
National Highways 83 and NH 110 cross through the city. No. 83 runs fromPatna viaMasaurhi, and goes directly toGaya throughMakhdumpur. 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]