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About Intara Village

Intara is a large village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,386, made up of 1,748 males and 1,638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421 hectares hectares.

Intara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Intara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares) 421 hectares
Population 3,386
Male Population 1,748
Female Population 1,638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 Intara compares

By the 2011 count Intara is the 8th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 421 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Intara

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

Intara lies about 16 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 14 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 Intara
Tehsil headquarters Bodh Gaya 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Kastha 14 km
District headquarters Gaya 16 km

Villages closest to Intara

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.

Common questions about Intara

As per the Census of India 2011, Intara village had a population of 3,386. That makes it the 8th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Intara village has 1,748 males and 1,638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Intara has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Intara covers 421 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Intara falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Intara is Kastha, about 14 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 Intara.

Intara is about 16 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Intara is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 7.7 km away. Kastha is about 14 km away. Gaya is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Diprahiya (under 2 km), Sobha Khap (under 2 km) and Guri (under 2 km).

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

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