Jehanabad

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Jehanabad v • d • e Bihar • India
District(s)	Jehanabad
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population	81,723 (2001)

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Jehanabad is a city and a municipality in and the headquarters of Jehanabad district in the Indian state of Bihar. Earlier, Jehanabad was part of Gaya district. It is 50 km away from both Patna and Gaya.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^GRIndia Jehanabad had a population of 81,723. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Jehanabad has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 54%. In Jehanabad, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.