Gaya District Population, Bihar - Census India 2011

Gaya is one of district of Bihar in India. There are 24 Taluks, 2886 villages and 7 towns in Gaya district.

As per the Census India 2011, Gaya district has 688425 households, population of 4391418 of which 2266566 are males and 2124852 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 783059 which is 17.83% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Gaya district is around 937 compared to 918 which is average of Bihar state. The literacy rate of Gaya district is 52.32% out of which 60.39% males are literate and 43.71% females are literate. The total area of Gaya is 4976 sq.km with population density of 883 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 86.76% of population lives in Urban area and 13.24% lives in Rural area. There are 30.39% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.07% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Gaya district.

Gaya Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total4391418100%
Hindu387639588.27%
Muslim48812111.12%
Religion not stated193450.44%
Christian39430.09%
Jain17230.04%
Sikh9130.02%
Buddhist8700.02%
Other religions and persuasions1080%

Gaya Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)85.264890.74
Number of households89642598783
Total Population5816013809817
Population (%)52.61%48.54%
Male Population3059741960592
Female Population2756271849225
Sex Ratio901943
Literacy (%)69.07%49.76%

List of Taluks in Gaya

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Gaya district, Bihar
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Gaya Town C.D.Block646956190.083404907
Tikari 260511237.061099927
Bodh Gaya236243258.38914949
Fatehpur235612342.14689949
Belaganj222003201.551102932
Wazirganj221731262.10846952
Konch201920270.61746918
Mohanpur200149344.40581985
Imamganj192812254.81757945
Gurua184286198.57928940
Khizirsarai176048189.79928950
Sherghati155425147.911051935
Dobhi155413170914964
Manpur148418128.141158935
Barachatti142534296.40481967
Guraru139379156.70889920
Banke Bazar129624179.52722941
Dumaria128699336.30383927
Tan Kuppa124940147.15849947
Amas105027136.68768943
Paraiya101969134.67757932
Muhra100820175.59574946
Neem Chak Bathani98603109.67899938
Atri82296107.80763934

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Gaya Population Facts

Number of Households688425
Population4391418
Male Population2266566 (51.61%)
Female Population2124852 (48.39%)
Children Population783059
Area4976 km2
Population density/km2883
Sex-ratio937
Literacy52.32%
Male Literacy60.39%
Female Literacy43.71%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0.07%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %30.39%

Map of Gaya, Bihar