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About Mayapur Village

Mayapur is a small village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 221 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares.

Mayapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mayapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Barachatti
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 412
Male Population 221
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mayapur compares

By the 2011 count Mayapur is the 95th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Mayapur

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

Mayapur lies about 32 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 25 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 Mayapur
Tehsil headquarters Barachatti 2.2 km
Nearest town Bagaha 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Bansinala Halt 25 km
District headquarters Gaya 32 km

Villages closest to Mayapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barachatti 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 Mayapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mayapur village had a population of 412. That makes it the 95th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Mayapur village has 221 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mayapur has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Mayapur covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mayapur falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mayapur is Bansinala Halt, about 25 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mayapur.

Mayapur is about 32 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mayapur is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 2.2 km away. Bagaha is about 7.9 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhat Bigha (under 2 km), Sahbazpur (under 2 km) and Mankumhari (under 2 km).

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

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