Jahanabad

Jehanabad, a sub-division of Gaya since 1872, is surrounded by Patna in north, Gaya in south, Nalanda in east and Arwal in west. With a total area of 1569 sq kms, it has a total population of 9, 24,839 with 480301 males and 444538 females. While there are 928 females for every 1000 males, a population of 1, 79,692 come under the age group of 6 years. Named after the historically famous princess Jahanara, Jehanabad is predominantly an agricultural district.

There are 2 Referral Hospitals and one Sadar Hospital in Jehanabad. With 4 railway stations and road connectivity with all major cities, the district is just 55 kms away from Gaya International Airport.

The highly fertile soil (Kewal) of Jehanabad is cultivated primarily to grow rice, wheat, cane, maize and paddy. Moreover, Jehanabad houses 1793 Small Scale Industries and 1075 Cottage Industries.

Famous for the River Phalgu where people offer Pind Dan to their forefathers, Jehanabad possesses imprints of the incredible ancient civilization.

The must see attractions of the district:

    * Barabar
    * Karan Chaupar Cave
    * Sudama Cave
    * Lomas Rishi Cave
    * Shiva Temple
    * Rock-cut-images
    * Banavar dwar

Equipped with 484 Primary Schools, 39 High Schools, 1 Kendriya Vidyalaya and 2 Degree Colleges, Jehanabad has a literacy rate of 55.91%.

Primarily carved out to emphasize all-round development, the district today has a consistent economic growth

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Bihar-districts 

araria          aurangabad      banka

begusarai      bhabua        bhagalpur

bhojpur       buxar          darbhanga 

gaya           gopalganj      jahanabad

jamui          katihar          khagaria

kishanganj     luckeesarai        madhepura

madhubani     munger        muzaffarpur

nalanda         nawada         paschim-champaran

patna           purbi-champaran     Purnia

rohtas         saharsa          samastipur

saran          sheikhpura         sheohar

sitamarhi        siwan        supaul      vaishali

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