About Maigara Village

Maigara is a large village in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,318, made up of 1,195 males and 1,123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares.

Maigara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maigara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Dumaria
Area (hectares)	121 hectares
Population	2,318
Male Population	1,195
Female Population	1,123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maigara compares

By the 2011 count Maigara is the 14th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 19 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 931.

Getting to Maigara

Maigara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maigara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Maigara from other places

Maigara lies about 65 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 44 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 Maigara
Tehsil headquarters	Dumaria	9.9 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	33 km
Nearest railway station	Dev Road Halt	44 km
District headquarters	Gaya	65 km

Villages closest to Maigara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maigara village had a population of 2,318. That makes it the 14th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents.

Maigara village has 1,195 males and 1,123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maigara has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Maigara covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maigara falls under Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maigara is Dev Road Halt, about 44 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 village for Maigara.

Maigara is about 65 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maigara is in Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district. Dumaria is about 9.9 km away. Sherghāti is about 33 km away. Dev Road Halt is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.