| Brief
about District
Jehanabad
was carved out of old Gaya district on 1st August, 1986. It was
a sub-division of the Gaya since 1872. The main aim behind the creation
of this district was to accelerate the pace of development in tandem
with tackling the problems of extremism, poverty, unemployment and
underdevelopment.
Geography
The city of Jehanabad, which is the head quarter of the district,
is situated at the confluence of the rivers Dardha & Yamuna. According
to the provisional estimate, this district is situated in between
25-0’ to 25-15’ degree north latitude and 84-31’ to 85-15’ eastern
north latitude. Its surrounding districts are the district of Patna
in north, Gaya in south, Nalanda in east and the newly created district
of Arwal in the west. Major part of the land in the district is
plain. The rivers Sone, Phalgu, Dardha & Yamuna cris-cross the district.
The river Sone that touches the western part of the district is
the only perennial river. Rest of the rivers are seasonal. The river
Phalgu has got religious importance where the Hindus offer “PIND
DAN” to their fore fathers.
Climate
The climate of Jehanabad is of extreme nature, i.e. very hot in
the summers and biting cold in the winters. The average rainfall
of the district is 1074.5 mm. Out of the total rainfall 90 percent
comes from monsoons. The economy of the district is agriculture
based. The soil is very much fertile known as “KEWAL” in local terms.
This soil is very suitable for the production of rice, wheat, cane,
etc.
History
The district of Jehanabad has a certain place in the history of
India. The description is found in the famous book “aine-e-akbari”.
The book says that the place was badly affected by famine in the
17th century and people were dying of hunger. The Moghul Emperor
Aurangzeb, in whose time the book was re-written, established a
Mandi for relief of the people and named the “Mandi” as “JAHANARA”.
The Mandi was under the direct control and supervision of Jahanara.
It is believed that she spent a great deal of time here. In the
course of time, the place came to be known as “JAHANARABAD” and
later as “JEHANABAD”.
Language
The language spoken here is “MAGAHI”, a dialect of Hindi.
Administrative
Structure
There is one sub-division and seven blocks in this district. The
blocks are Jehanabad, Makhdumpur, Kako, Ghoshi, Modanganj,
Hulasganj and Ratni. The last three blocks are of recent origin.
Besides the district police headquarter, there are 13 reserved Police
Stations in the district.
Communication
The district is linked both by road route and rail route. The Patna-Gaya
branch railway line, popularly known as the “P.G. Line”, crosses
through this district and links the main line of Patna and Grand
Chord Line of Gaya. There are four-railway stations and 31 km long
railway line in this district. The road route is via Masaurhi block
of Patna district, which goes directly to Gaya via Makhdumpur block
of this district.
Agriculture
Jehanabad district is a predominantly agricultural district. The
soil is highly fertile. This district is densely populated. Paddy,
wheat, maize and pulses are the main agricultural crops raised by
farmers in the district. Cane is also grown in some parts of the
district.
Land
Utilisation
The total land available in the district is 3,87,157 acres. Forest
coverage is very small having less than 0.5% of the total available
area under forest. The net sown area available for cultivation is
2,67,833 acres, which is 69.18% of the total available land.
Minerals
No major minerals are found in the district.
Industrial
Area
There is an industrial area in the district of Jehanabad which is
spread in the area of six acres on Jehanabad-Kako Road
| Sub
Divisions |
Jehanabad. |
| Blocks |
Ghosi,
Jehanabad, Makhdumpur, Kako, Sonebhadra, Bansi, Surjpur, Ratnifridpur,
Hulasganj, Modanganj. |
| Agriculture |
Paddy,
Wheat, Lentils. |
| Industry |
.. |
| Rivers |
Phalgu. |
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