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About Ghazipur Village

Ghazipur is a mid sized village in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 775, made up of 429 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 807 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares.

Ghazipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghazipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gaya Town C D Block
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 775
Male Population 429
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 807
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghazipur compares

By the 2011 count Ghazipur is the 72nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Ghazipur

Ghazipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghazipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ghazipur from other places

Ghazipur lies about 7.9 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 6.6 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 Ghazipur
Nearest railway station Kastha 6.6 km
Nearest town Bodh Gaya 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaya Town C D Block 7.9 km
District headquarters Gaya 7.9 km

Villages closest to Ghazipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaya Town C D Block 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 Ghazipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghazipur village had a population of 775. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents.

Ghazipur village has 429 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghazipur has about 807 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Ghazipur covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghazipur falls under Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghazipur is Kastha, about 6.6 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 10+ km distance for Ghazipur.

Ghazipur is about 7.9 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghazipur is in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district. Kastha is about 6.6 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 6.9 km away. Gaya Town C D Block is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaurahar (under 2 km), Charowa (under 2 km) and Bishunganj (1.7 km).

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

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