Jehanabad
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| State : | Bihar | ||
| District : | Jehanabad | ||
| Location : | 25 ° 8 ′ N , 84 ° 35 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 103,202 (2011) | ||
Jehanabad is a city in the state of Bihar in eastern India . It is the capital of the district of the same name . Jehanabad has the status of a City Council ( Nagar parishad ). The city is divided into 33 wards . It is approximately 62 km from Bihar's capital, Patna .
Demographics
The city's population is 103,202 according to the 2011 census. Jehanabad has a gender ratio of 886 women per 1000 men and thus a common surplus of men for India. The literacy rate was 78.50% in 2011. Almost 77.3% of the population are Hindus , approx. 22.3% are Muslims and approx. 0.4% belong to other or no religions. 14.7% of the population are children under 6 years of age. 10.6% of the population are part of the Scheduled Castes .
Infrastructure
National Highway 83 and National Highway 110 run through the city. No. 83 runs from Patna via Masaurhi and goes directly to Makhdumpur via Gaya . The road runs almost parallel to the railway line.
Individual evidence
- ^ Census 2011 India. In: census2011.co.in. Accessed September 7, 2019 .
- ^ Jehanabad City Population Census 2011-2019 | Bihar. Retrieved September 10, 2019 .