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About Geyan Khap Village

Geyan Khap is a mid sized village in Banke Bazar tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 523, made up of 267 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Geyan Khap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Geyan Khap village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Banke Bazar
Pincode 824217
Area (hectares) 29 hectares
Population 523
Male Population 267
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Geyan Khap compares

By the 2011 count Geyan Khap is the 74th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents. Its 29 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Geyan Khap

Geyan Khap is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Geyan Khap as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Geyan Khap from other places

Geyan Khap lies about 17 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 16 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 Geyan Khap
Nearest town Bodh Gaya 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Kastha 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Banke Bazar 17 km
District headquarters Gaya 17 km

Villages closest to Geyan Khap

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

Common questions about Geyan Khap

As per the Census of India 2011, Geyan Khap village had a population of 523. That makes it the 74th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents.

Geyan Khap village has 267 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Geyan Khap has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Geyan Khap is 824217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Geyan Khap covers 29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Geyan Khap falls under Banke Bazar tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Geyan Khap is Kastha, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Geyan Khap.

Geyan Khap is about 17 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Geyan Khap is in Banke Bazar tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 6.9 km away. Kastha is about 16 km away. Banke Bazar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Diguriya (3.6 km), Khapraundh (5.7 km) and Siddhikhap (5.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Geyan Khap today is likely to be higher.

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