Jehanabad district, which is also known as the Heartland of Magadh, is one of the thirty-eight districts of the state of Bihar in India. It is a part of the Magadh division with Jehanabad town as its administrative headquarters. At a distance of 45 km from the state capital of Patna, it is located on the confluence of two small rivers called Dardha and Yamunaiya. The main language spoken here is Magahi. The district is very prone to the Naxalite violence. However in recent times, the district is developing and the services sector is gaining ground.

Its shares boundaries with the district of Patna in north, Gaya in south, Nalanda in east and the newly created district of Arwal in the west. Majority part of the district has plain landscape. The rivers Sone, Phalgu, Dardha & Yamuna flows through the district. The river Sone is the only recurrent river, which touches the western part of the district. It is presently a part of the Red Corridor.

Jehanabad History

The district of Jehanabad has an important place in the history of India. It has been mentioned in the famous book Aine-e-Akbari. The book states that the place was adversely affected by famine in the 17th century and people were dying of hunger. In the age of the Moghul Emperor Aurangzeb the book was re-written. He established a Mandi for relief of the people and it was given the name JAHANARA. The Mandi was directly controlled and supervised by Jahanara. It is said that she spent a fair amount of time here. Gradually, the place came to be known as JAHANARABAD and later as JEHANABAD.

Jehanabad Tourism

Tourist places in Jehanabad
Mazar of Bibi Kamal at Kako Bibipur
Shidheshwar Nath Temple at Brabar Hill
Sun Temple/Kali Temple at Murgawan
Ghejan
Lord Vishnu Temple at Dabthu
Barabar, Land of Peace & Tranquillity
Holy Baba Siddhnath temple
Patal Ganga