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About Gaziapur Village

Gaziapur is a mid sized village in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,311, made up of 702 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares.

Gaziapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaziapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Bhagwanpur Hat
Area (hectares) 31 hectares
Population 1,311
Male Population 702
Female Population 609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaziapur compares

By the 2011 count Gaziapur is the 57th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 42 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 980.

Getting to Gaziapur

Gaziapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaziapur as Available within village. 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 Gaziapur from other places

Gaziapur lies about 26 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Sarhari Halt, about 2.9 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 Gaziapur
Nearest railway station Sarhari Halt 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagwanpur Hat 10 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 11 km
District headquarters Siwan 26 km

Villages closest to Gaziapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagwanpur Hat 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 Gaziapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaziapur village had a population of 1,311. That makes it the 57th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Gaziapur village has 702 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaziapur has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Gaziapur covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gaziapur falls under Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaziapur is Sarhari Halt, about 2.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gaziapur.

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

Gaziapur is in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district. Sarhari Halt is about 2.9 km away. Bhagwanpur Hat is about 10 km away. Mahārājgani 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 Suhpur (under 2 km), Manrar Kalan (under 2 km) and Madar Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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