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Jehanabad was carved out of old Gaya
district on 1st August, 1986. It was a sub-division of Gaya since 1872. The main
aim behind the creation of this district was to accelerate the pace of
development in
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tandem with tackling the problems
of extremism, poverty, unemployment and underdevelopment.
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”.
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’ East Longitude. 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.
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