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About Gazipur Village

Gazipur is a large village in Giriak tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,807, made up of 1,492 males and 1,315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares.

Gazipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gazipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Giriak
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 2,807
Male Population 1,492
Female Population 1,315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
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 Gazipur compares

By the 2011 count Gazipur is the 14th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Gazipur

Gazipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gazipur 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 Gazipur from other places

Gazipur lies about 22 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Pawapuri Road, about 9.8 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 Gazipur
Nearest railway station Pawapuri Road 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Giriak 11 km
Nearest town Wāris Alīganj 11 km
District headquarters Nalanda 22 km

Villages closest to Gazipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Giriak 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 2,807. That makes it the 14th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents.

Gazipur village has 1,492 males and 1,315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gazipur has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Gazipur covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gazipur falls under Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gazipur is Pawapuri Road, about 9.8 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 <5 km distance for Gazipur.

Gazipur is about 22 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 Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district. Pawapuri Road is about 9.8 km away. Giriak is about 11 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakuchi (under 2 km), Mahila (under 2 km) and Lakkha Chak (1.7 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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