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About Nepa Village

Nepa is a large village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,726, made up of 1,440 males and 1,286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299 hectares hectares.

Nepa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nepa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tikari
Area (hectares) 299 hectares
Population 2,726
Male Population 1,440
Female Population 1,286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Nepa compares

By the 2011 count Nepa is the 21st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 299 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Nepa

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

Nepa lies about 16 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 8.7 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 Nepa
Tehsil headquarters Tikari 7.1 km
Nearest town Tekāri 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Paraiya 8.7 km
District headquarters Gaya 16 km

Villages closest to Nepa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nepa village had a population of 2,726. That makes it the 21st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Nepa village has 1,440 males and 1,286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nepa has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Nepa covers 299 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nepa falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nepa is Paraiya, about 8.7 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 Nepa.

Nepa is about 16 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nepa is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 7.1 km away. Tekāri is about 7.1 km away. Paraiya is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur (under 2 km), Shahbazpur (under 2 km) and Labhra (under 2 km).

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

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