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About Gazipur Village

Gazipur is a small village in Bind tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 134 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares.

Gazipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gazipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Bind
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 268
Male Population 134
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gazipur compares

By the 2011 count Gazipur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Gazipur

Gazipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gazipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gazipur from other places

Gazipur lies about 26 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Wena, about 14 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 Gazipur
Tehsil headquarters Bind 2.5 km
Nearest town Bar Bigha 11 km
Nearest railway station Wena 14 km
District headquarters Nalanda 26 km

Villages closest to Gazipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gazipur village had a population of 268. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Gazipur village has 134 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gazipur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Gazipur covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gazipur falls under Bind tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gazipur is Wena, about 14 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 village for Gazipur.

Gazipur is about 26 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gazipur is in Bind tehsil of Nalanda district. Bind is about 2.5 km away. Bar Bigha is about 11 km away. Wena is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathrahi (under 2 km), Jamsari (under 2 km) and Barhog (1.8 km).

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

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