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About Gijoi Khurd Village

Gijoi Khurd is a mid sized village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,667, made up of 789 males and 878 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338 hectares hectares.

Gijoi Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gijoi Khurd village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tan Kuppa
Area (hectares) 338 hectares
Population 1,667
Male Population 789
Female Population 878
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,113
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 Gijoi Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Gijoi Khurd is the 21st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 338 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Gijoi Khurd

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

Gijoi Khurd lies about 18 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 4.7 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 Gijoi Khurd
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tan Kuppa 5.0 km
Nearest town Bodh Gaya 13 km
District headquarters Gaya 18 km

Villages closest to Gijoi Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa 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 Gijoi Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Gijoi Khurd village had a population of 1,667. That makes it the 21st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Gijoi Khurd village has 789 males and 878 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gijoi Khurd has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Gijoi Khurd covers 338 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gijoi Khurd falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gijoi Khurd is Tankuppa, about 4.7 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 Gijoi Khurd.

Gijoi Khurd is about 18 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gijoi Khurd is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Tankuppa is about 4.7 km away. Tan Kuppa is about 5.0 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panti (under 2 km), Bahsa Pipra (under 2 km) and Burh Gijoi (1.6 km).

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

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