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About Meyapur Village

Meyapur is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,263, made up of 625 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares.

Meyapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meyapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Area (hectares) 184 hectares
Population 1,263
Male Population 625
Female Population 638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
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 Meyapur compares

By the 2011 count Meyapur is the 59th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Meyapur

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

Meyapur lies about 23 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Wazerganj, about 8.8 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 Meyapur
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Wazerganj 8.8 km
Nearest town Hisua 23 km
District headquarters Gaya 23 km

Villages closest to Meyapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Meyapur village had a population of 1,263. That makes it the 59th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Meyapur village has 625 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meyapur has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Meyapur covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Meyapur falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Meyapur is Wazerganj, about 8.8 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 Meyapur.

Meyapur is about 23 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meyapur is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Wazirganj is about 7.7 km away. Wazerganj is about 8.8 km away. Hisua is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kujhi (under 2 km), Majhgawan (under 2 km) and Bhagausa (under 2 km).

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

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