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About Mayapur Village

Mayapur is a small village in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 141, made up of 70 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12 hectares hectares.

Mayapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mayapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dumaria
Area (hectares) 12 hectares
Population 141
Male Population 70
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
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 Mayapur compares

By the 2011 count Mayapur is the 100th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents. Its 12 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Mayapur

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

Mayapur lies about 75 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kajrat Nawadih, about 38 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 Mayapur
Tehsil headquarters Dumaria 2.0 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 32 km
Nearest railway station Kajrat Nawadih 38 km
District headquarters Gaya 75 km

Villages closest to Mayapur

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.

Common questions about Mayapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mayapur village had a population of 141. That makes it the 100th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents.

Mayapur village has 70 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mayapur has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Mayapur covers 12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mayapur falls under Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mayapur is Kajrat Nawadih, about 38 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 Mayapur.

Mayapur is about 75 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mayapur is in Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district. Dumaria is about 2.0 km away. Nabīnagar is about 32 km away. Kajrat Nawadih is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sujji Kalan (under 2 km), Sujji Khurd (under 2 km) and Kathautia (under 2 km).

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

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