Jehanabad

For other places with the same name, see Jahanabad.

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 in Nagar Parishad and is the headquarters of Jehanabad district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Demographics

According to the Indian census 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]

Transport

National Highways 83 and NH 110 cross through the city. No. 83 runs from Patna via Masaurhi, and goes directly to Gaya through Makhdumpur. 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]

Notable people

• Samprada Singh
• Mahendra Prasad
• Alma Latif Shamsi

References

1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census,(Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
2. "PinCode of Jehanabad". citypincode.in. Retrieved 19 May 2014.

External links

• Statistics on Bihar government website