About Khap Village

Khap is a large village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,033, made up of 1,558 males and 1,475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares.

Khap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khap village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares)	129 hectares
Population	3,033
Male Population	1,558
Female Population	1,475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
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 Khap compares

By the 2011 count Khap is the 12th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Khap

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

Khap lies about 18 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 Khap
Tehsil headquarters	Bodh Gaya	10 km
Nearest railway station	Kastha	14 km
District headquarters	Gaya	18 km

Villages closest to Khap

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 Khap

As per the Census of India 2011, Khap village had a population of 3,033. That makes it the 12th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Khap village has 1,558 males and 1,475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khap has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Khap covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Khap 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 Khap.

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

Khap is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 10 km away. Kastha is about 14 km away. Gaya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.