Monday, 2 November 2026
★ District of Bihar ★

Gaya24 blocks and 3,038 villages of Gaya district, Bihar

Rural population (2011) · 38.10 Lakh
Pincode range · 804xxx · 805xxx · 823xxx

District at a glance

StateBihar
Blocks24
Revenue villages3,038
Gram panchayats320
Assembly segments6
Rural households (2011)5,98,783
LGD code196
24
Blocks
3,038
Villages
5,98,783
Rural households (2011)
38.10 L
Rural population (2011)
60.9%
Literacy (2681 villages)
943
Sex ratio
24
Pincodes
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About the district

Gaya district

Gaya is a district of Bihar. The Local Government Directory lists 24 blocks and 3,038 revenue villages here, home to a rural population of 38,09,817 (Census 2011, sum of villages).

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District officials

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Grievance · CPGRAMS
pgportal.gov.in
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Emergency helplines
112 / 108 / 1077
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On the map

Villages of Gaya

14 of 3,038 villages are mapped so far, from OpenStreetMap. Tap a point to open its page.

Map of villages in Gaya

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Then & Now

Gaya district — Census 2011 to estimated 2026

Estimate · not a census count
Population · 2011
38,09,817
Census 2011 count
Population · 2026 (estimate)
≈ 48,41,000
estimate, not a census count
Households · 2011
5,98,783
Census 2011 count
Households · 2026 (estimate)
≈ 7,61,000
estimate, not a census count

Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)

Method: the Census 2011 count × Bihar's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+27.1%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.

District figures here are Census 2011 totals of its 2,682 villages counted (towns are not included).

Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26

Census 2011 · district aggregates · 2,682 villages

Gaya district by the numbers

Sums of the Census 2011 village figures we hold — rural areas only; towns are not included. Each figure covers the villages that report it.

Census 2011

Headcount and household counts from the decennial Census of India.

Population
38,09,817 Census 2011
Male population
19,60,592 Census 2011
Female population
18,49,225 Census 2011
Households
5,98,783 Census 2011
Villages counted
2,682 Census 2011

Derived from the Census counts

Ratios computed from the sums on the left; no projection or estimate.

Sex ratio
943 females per 1,000 males
Household size
6.4 persons per household
Literacy rate
61.0% literates ÷ population aged 7+
Elections

Constituencies covering Gaya

Based on the 1,073 of 3,038 villages we can place. Boundaries are approximate.

Lok Sabha
Assembly (Vidhan Sabha)
NFHS-5 (2019–21) · National Family Health Survey

Health & sanitation — Gaya district (NFHS-5, 2019–21)

District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.

Sex ratio at birth
863 ♀/1000♂
Children born in the last 5 years, females per 1,000 males
Female literacy
59.4%
Women age 15–49 who are literate
Electricity
97.9%
Population living in households with electricity
Improved sanitation
44.4%
Population living in households that use an improved sanitation facility
Children vaccinated
85.0%
Children age 12–23 months fully vaccinated (card or mother's recall)
Anaemia (women)
64.3%
All women age 15–49 who are anaemic
Institutional births
76.6%
Births in a health facility, in the 5 years before the survey
Stunting
47.4%
Children under 5 who are stunted (height-for-age)
Improved drinking water
99.2%
Population living in households with an improved drinking-water source
Clean cooking fuel
34.7%
Households using clean fuel for cooking
Health insurance
9.7%
Households with any usual member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme
Post-2011 updates

Scheme progress — Gaya district

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.

MGNREGA · Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee

Rural jobs scheme — Gaya district, 2025–26

The district's figures for the whole financial year (April to March) as the Ministry of Rural Development reports them.

Households that got work
2,70,060
Person-days of work
1.1 crore
Average days of work per household
40
Households that completed 100 days
569
Average wage per person-day
₹259
Share of person-days worked by women
57.5%
Share of person-days, Scheduled Castes
24.5%
Share of person-days, Scheduled Tribes
0.7%
Active job cards
4,76,927
Job cards issued (all time)
11,15,521
Active workers
5,36,129
Works completed in the year
30,205
Works ongoing
45,388
Spending on natural resource works
75.3%

Figures are the year's last (March) report as published. Spending in rupees is not shown because the dataset does not state its unit. Reported as “GAYAJI”.

Source: District-wise MGNREGA Data at a Glance, Ministry of Rural Development, on data.gov.in · dataset updated 29 Oct 2026 · retrieved 29 Oct 2026

Mandi prices · Gaya

Latest reports from markets in Gaya district, within the last 14 days.

Latest reports up to 2 Nov 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.

CommodityMarketMinMaxModalDate
Brinjal · Arkasheela MattigullaGaya APMC3,2003,6003,4002 Nov 2026
Bottle gourd · Bottle GourdTekari APMC3,0003,0003,00031 Oct 2026
Cauliflower · CauliflowerTekari APMC4,5004,5004,50031 Oct 2026
Raddish · RaddishTekari APMC2,0002,0002,00031 Oct 2026
RaddishGaya APMC1,1001,5001,30031 Oct 2026
Tomato · DeshiGaya APMC3,0003,4003,20031 Oct 2026
Bhindi(Ladies Finger) · BhindiTekari APMC3,0003,0003,00028 Oct 2026
Pointed gourd(Parval) · Pointed gourd (Parval)Tekari APMC4,0004,0004,00027 Oct 2026
Tomato · DeshiTekari APMC3,0003,0003,00026 Oct 2026
Cucumbar(Kheera) · CucumbarGaya APMC4,2004,6004,40024 Oct 2026
Bhindi(Ladies Finger) · BhindiGaya APMC1,9002,3002,10023 Oct 2026
Bitter gourd · Bitter GourdGaya APMC2,0502,2502,15023 Oct 2026
Banana - Green · Banana - GreenGaya APMC4,3004,7004,50020 Oct 2026
Beetroot · BeetrootGaya APMC3,5003,9003,70020 Oct 2026

Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →

These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Gaya's shops. Best mandi price near Gaya →

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News near Gaya

Press releases from the government and the district administration, with a link to each original.

From Gaya district

All official news · Summaries are ours; the original release is the record.

Government jobs near Gaya

Recruitment notices from official commissions. Dates and numbers are taken from the notice itself.

All-India recruitment

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Coming up

Public holidays and observances from the official lists, and events residents have added.

The Bihar government's holiday list is not loaded yet; these are from the Government of India list.

Dates are copied from the official notifications; a later government order can add or move a holiday. All events in Bihar

Events in Gaya → · All emergency numbers →

Essential services & places near Gaya

All 1,487 places in Gaya district, by kind and sub-district →

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Not checked by VoiceOfVillage unless marked verified. Phone numbers and hours appear only when the source lists them; call before you travel.

Quick answers

People often ask about Gaya district

Which state is Gaya district in?

Gaya district is in Bihar.

How many blocks and villages are there in Gaya district?

Gaya district has 24 blocks and 3,038 revenue villages in the Local Government Directory (LGD).

What is the rural population of Gaya district?

The villages of Gaya district had a combined population of 38,09,817 at the 2011 Census (rural areas only; towns are not included).

What is the LGD code of Gaya district?

The Local Government Directory code of Gaya district is 196.

Answers are built from the Local Government Directory, Census 2011 village records and the Election Commission's seat lists.

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