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About Khapiya Village

Khapiya is a mid sized village in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,001, made up of 486 males and 515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khapiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khapiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dobhi
Pincode 824201
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 1,001
Male Population 486
Female Population 515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khapiya compares

By the 2011 count Khapiya is the 55th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Khapiya

Khapiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khapiya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Khapiya from other places

Khapiya lies about 42 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 36 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 Khapiya
Tehsil headquarters Dobhi 12 km
Nearest town Bagaha 18 km
Nearest railway station Bansinala Halt 36 km
District headquarters Gaya 42 km

Villages closest to Khapiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khapiya village had a population of 1,001. That makes it the 55th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Khapiya village has 486 males and 515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khapiya has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Khapiya is 824201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khapiya covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khapiya falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khapiya is Bansinala Halt, about 36 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 km distance for Khapiya.

Khapiya is about 42 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khapiya is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 12 km away. Bagaha is about 18 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garwaiya (under 2 km), Pachamba (under 2 km) and Bahera Dih (under 2 km).

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

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