| Jehanabad district | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Bihar |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Coordinates: | 24.75°N 85°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Jehanabad |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Bihar |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Magadh |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Jehanabad |
| Parts Type: | Tehsils |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Area Total Km2: | 932 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 11,25,313 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 918 |
| Leader Title1: | Lok Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name1: | Jahanabad |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Major highways |
| Blank Info Sec1: | NH 83 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Average annual precipitation |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 1074 mm |
| Postal Code: | 8044xx (Jehanabad)[1] |
| Website: | https://jehanabad.nic.in/en/ |
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.
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.
Jehanabad district occupies an area of 932km2,[2] comparatively equivalent to Mexico's Isla Ángel de la Guarda.[3]
According to the 2011 census Jehanabad district has a population of 1,125,313,[4] roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus[5] or the US state of Rhode Island.[6] This gives it a ranking of 412th in India (out of a total of 640).[4] The district has a population density of 1206PD/sqkm.[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 21.34%.[4] Jehanabad has a sex ratio of 918 females for every 1000 males,[4] 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.[4]
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.[7]
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