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About Mayapur Village

Mayapur is a small village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13, made up of 11 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 182 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares.

Mayapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mayapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Area (hectares) 26 hectares
Population 13
Male Population 11
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 182
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mayapur compares

By the 2011 count Mayapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Mayapur

Mayapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mayapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 27 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 2.2 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
Nearest railway station Paharpur 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 18 km
Nearest town Bagaha 20 km
District headquarters Gaya 27 km

Villages closest to Mayapur

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 Mayapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mayapur village had a population of 13. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Mayapur village has 11 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mayapur has about 182 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Mayapur covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mayapur falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mayapur is Paharpur, about 2.2 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 km distance for Mayapur.

Mayapur is about 27 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 Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Paharpur is about 2.2 km away. Wazirganj is about 18 km away. Bagaha is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Intwan (3.1 km), Itwan (3.1 km) and Sabalpur (3.4 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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