About Gapha Kalan Village

Gapha Kalan is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,675, made up of 835 males and 840 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares.

Gapha Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gapha Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares)	166 hectares
Population	1,675
Male Population	835
Female Population	840
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
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 Gapha Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Gapha Kalan is the 45th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Gapha Kalan

Gapha Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gapha Kalan 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 Gapha Kalan from other places

Gapha Kalan lies about 15 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 4.0 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 Gapha Kalan
Nearest railway station	Tankuppa	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bodh Gaya	10 km
District headquarters	Gaya	15 km

Villages closest to Gapha Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Gapha Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gapha Kalan village had a population of 1,675. That makes it the 45th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Gapha Kalan village has 835 males and 840 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gapha Kalan has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Gapha Kalan covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gapha Kalan falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gapha Kalan is Tankuppa, about 4.0 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 Gapha Kalan.

Gapha Kalan is about 15 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gapha Kalan is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Tankuppa is about 4.0 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 10 km away. Gaya is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.