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About Nakateya Village

Nakateya is a mid sized village in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 600, made up of 315 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 588 hectares hectares.

Nakateya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakateya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dobhi
Area (hectares) 588 hectares
Population 600
Male Population 315
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Nakateya compares

By the 2011 count Nakateya is the 76th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 588 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Nakateya

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

Nakateya lies about 44 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 39 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 Nakateya
Tehsil headquarters Dobhi 13 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 19 km
Nearest railway station Bansinala Halt 39 km
District headquarters Gaya 44 km

Villages closest to Nakateya

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 Nakateya

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakateya village had a population of 600. That makes it the 76th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Nakateya village has 315 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakateya has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Nakateya covers 588 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nakateya falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nakateya is Bansinala Halt, about 39 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 Nakateya.

Nakateya is about 44 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nakateya is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 13 km away. Sherghāti is about 19 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bedauli (under 2 km), Donchuan (2.0 km) and Pachamba (2.5 km).

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

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