Gaya District, Bihar

Gaya District is an administrative district in the state of Bihar, India. It is situated about 110 km from Patna, the state capital of Bihar. The district headquarters is located at Gaya. Hindi and Magahi are the main languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total geographical area of 4,976 km², including 4,890.74 km² of rural area and 85.26 km² of urban area.

List of Subdivisions in Gaya District

Gaya District is divided into 24 Subdivisions for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 3,038 villages under these subdivisions. The table below lists each subdivision along with village count and geographical area.

Sl. No.SubdivisionVillagesArea (km²)
1Amas102136.68
2Atri64107.80
3Banke Bazar100179.52
4Barachatti158296.40
5Belaganj119201.55
6Bodh Gaya167258.38
7Dobhi136170.00
8Dumaria124336.30
9Fatehpur183342.14
10Gaya Town C.D.Block126190.08
11Guraru81156.70
12Gurua183198.57
13Imamganj204254.81
14Khizirsarai121189.79
15Konch142270.61
16Manpur82128.14
17Mohanpur232344.40
18Muhra54175.59
19Neem Chak Bathani44109.67
20Paraiya85134.67
21Sherghati98147.91
22Tan Kuppa109147.15
23Tikari173237.06
24Wazirganj151262.10

Population of Gaya District

As per the Census 2011, Gaya District has a total population of 43,91,418 people, consisting of 22,66,566 males and 21,24,852 females. There are 6,88,425 households in the district with an average population density of 883 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population43,91,41838,09,8175,81,601
Male Population22,66,56619,60,5923,05,974
Female Population21,24,85218,49,2252,75,627
Total Households6,88,4255,98,78389,642
Population Density883 / km²779 / km²6,821 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the district has 22,97,613 literate people and 7,83,059 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 13,34,351 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 3,098 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)7,83,0597,02,18180,878
Literate Population22,97,61318,95,9084,01,705
Illiterate Population20,93,80519,13,9091,79,896
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population13,34,35112,64,59769,754
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population3,0982,434664

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.