About Gayghat Village

Gayghat is one of the larger villages in Barhampur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,633, made up of 4,430 males and 4,203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350 hectares hectares.

Gayghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gayghat village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Barhampur
Area (hectares)	350 hectares
Population	8,633
Male Population	4,430
Female Population	4,203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gayghat compares

By the 2011 count Gayghat is the 4th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents. Its 350 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Gayghat

Gayghat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gayghat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gayghat from other places

Gayghat lies about 18 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Dumraon, about 6.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gayghat
Nearest railway station	Dumraon	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhampur	16 km
District headquarters	Buxar	18 km

Villages closest to Gayghat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barhampur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Gayghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Gayghat village had a population of 8,633. That makes it the 4th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents.

Gayghat village has 4,430 males and 4,203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gayghat has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Gayghat covers 350 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gayghat falls under Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gayghat is Dumraon, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gayghat.

Gayghat is about 18 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gayghat is in Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district. Dumraon is about 6.8 km away. Barhampur is about 16 km away. Buxar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.