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District of Bihar

Gaya District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 56.1 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

56,10,000 5.61 million 1 March 2026

Gaya district's population is estimated at ≈56.1 lakh (56,10,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Bihar projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 43,91,418.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Bihar. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

The district, the city and the metro area are three different areas. Pick the one you mean.

City

Gaya (municipal limits)

Census 2011
4,68,614
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 5.8 lakh

Metro area (UA)

Gaya urban agglomeration

Census 2011
4,75,987
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 5.8 lakh

District

Gaya district

Census 2011
43,91,418
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 56.1 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 56.1 lakh 56,10,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
43.91 lakh 43,91,418 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
883per km² 2011
Sex ratio
937 Bihar: 918
Child sex ratio (0–6)
960 Bihar: 935
Literacy rate
63.7% Male 73.3% · Female 53.3%
Urban share
13.2% Bihar: 11.3%
Growth 2001–11
+26.4% Bihar: +25.4%
Area
4,976km² Census 2011
Households
6.88 lakh 6.4 people per household
Villages
2,886 Census 2011
Towns
6 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Gaya: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
63 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
195111,78,093
196113,92,472
197117,25,583
198121,50,406
199126,64,803
200134,73,428
201143,91,418
2016 *48,26,000
2021 *52,12,000
2026 *56,10,000
2031 *59,93,000
2036 *63,24,000

* Estimate

How Gaya's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Gaya's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Gaya Town C.D.Block6,46,95614.7%90776.6%73.6%
2 Tikari 2,60,5115.9%92768.5%8.2%
3 Bodh Gaya2,36,2435.4%94960.1%16.3%
4 Fatehpur2,35,6125.4%94957.4%0.0%
5 Belaganj2,22,0035.1%93263.8%0.0%
6 Wazirganj2,21,7315.0%95262.2%0.0%
7 Konch2,01,9204.6%91867.8%0.0%
8 Mohanpur2,00,1494.6%98556.4%0.0%
9 Imamganj1,92,8124.4%94559.6%0.0%
10 Gurua1,84,2864.2%94063.9%0.0%
11 Khizirsarai1,76,0484.0%95063.0%0.0%
12 Sherghati1,55,4253.5%93563.8%26.2%
13 Dobhi1,55,4133.5%96453.9%0.0%
14 Manpur1,48,4183.4%93559.5%0.0%
15 Barachatti1,42,5343.2%96758.5%0.0%
16 Guraru1,39,3793.2%92065.5%3.7%
17 Banke Bazar1,29,6243.0%94160.9%0.0%
18 Dumaria1,28,6992.9%92755.8%0.0%
19 Tan Kuppa1,24,9402.8%94756.7%0.0%
20 Amas1,05,0272.4%94364.5%0.0%
21 Paraiya1,01,9692.3%93265.5%0.0%
22 Muhra1,00,8202.3%94660.2%0.0%
23 Neem Chak Bathani98,6032.2%93856.6%0.0%
24 Atri82,2961.9%93460.5%0.0%

Largest towns in Gaya (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Gaya (Census 2011)
  1. Gaya 4,74,093
  2. Sherghati 40,666
  3. Bodh Gaya 38,439
  4. Tikari 21,324
  5. Bara CT 5,185
  6. Paharpur CT 1,894

How people in Gaya worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

22.3%

Agricultural labourers

47.1%

Household industry

5.2%

Other work

25.4%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 37.9%.

Age structure of Gaya

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Gaya
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
› Show the numbers as a table
AgeMenWomen
0-42,64,0402,55,109
5-93,18,9443,02,689
10-143,00,0612,75,681
15-192,13,4941,94,932
20-241,81,0311,72,212
25-291,65,8361,65,997
30-341,47,7011,46,616
35-391,34,5161,27,310
40-441,12,01697,367
45-4989,00382,101
50-5471,58457,718
55-5951,45557,129
60-6459,49952,873
65-6940,38237,324
70-7430,94223,222
75-7912,01910,828
80+17,32915,029
Children (0–14)
40.1%
Bihar 40.2%
Working age (15–59)
52.9%
Bihar 52.3%
Older people (60+)
7.0%
Bihar 7.4%
Median age
20.2years
Bihar 20.4
Dependency ratio
80.0
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Bihar 81.0

Languages spoken in Gaya

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 35 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Gaya
  1. Hindi 92.8%
  2. Urdu 7.0%
  3. Bengali 0.0%
  4. Maithili 0.0%
  5. Punjabi 0.0%
  6. Arabic/Arbi 0.0%
  7. Gujarati 0.0%
  8. Malayalam 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi51.4%
  2. Magadhi/Magahi41.4%
  3. Urdu7.0%
  4. Bhojpuri0.0%
  5. Bengali0.0%
  6. Maithili0.0%
  7. Punjabi0.0%
  8. Arabic/Arbi0.0%

Housing and amenities in Gaya

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 16.3%

    Bihar 16.4%

  • Tap water 5.3%

    Bihar 4.4%

  • Water source within premises 45.2%

    Bihar 50.1%

  • Toilet within premises 24.2%

    Bihar 23.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 74.8%

    Bihar 75.8%

  • Bathing area within premises 37.7%

    Bihar 37.5%

  • Closed drainage 11.5%

    Bihar 6.7%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 8.4%

    Bihar 8.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 85.1%

    Bihar 88.9%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 53.2%

    Bihar 53.2%

  • Television 15.6%

    Bihar 14.5%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 8.6%

    Bihar 8.1%

  • Computer or laptop 8.3%

    Bihar 7.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.7%

    Bihar 1.7%

  • Use banking services 47.4%

    Bihar 44.4%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 29.2%

    Bihar 25.6%

The home itself

  • Own their home 96.4%

    Bihar 96.8%

  • Rent their home 2.7%

    Bihar 2.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 42.5%

    Bihar 48.0%

  • House in good condition 33.2%

    Bihar 36.1%

  • Concrete roof 29.8%

    Bihar 23.8%

  • Cement or tiled floor 18.3%

    Bihar 15.2%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 20.9%

    Bihar 47.7%

Bihar

What the numbers say

  • Gaya district held 4.2% of Bihar's population in 2011, 5th of 38 districts.
  • Literacy is 63.7%, 1.9 points above the Bihar average of 61.8%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 73.3% of men but only 53.3% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 937 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 918.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈56.1 lakh, implies growth of about 28% since 2011; it is tied to the official Bihar projection.
  • Its largest town, Gaya, had 4.74 lakh people in 2011, 10.8% of the district.

Compare with

All districts of Bihar →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (2 May 2026 – 31 May 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Gaya, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Gaya (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Gaya (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareBihar
Hindu 38,76,395 88.3% 82.7%
Muslim 4,88,121 11.1% 16.9%
Christian 3,943 0.1% 0.1%
Sikh 913 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist 870 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 1,723 0.0% 0.0%
Other religions and persuasions 108 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 19,345 0.4% 0.2%
Total43,91,418100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Gaya district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈56,10,000 (56.1 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Gaya's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Bihar projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 43,91,418.

What was the population of Gaya district in Census 2011?
43,91,418: 22,66,566 males and 21,24,852 females, of whom 5,81,601 lived in towns and 38,09,817 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Gaya?
Literacy was 63.7% in 2011 (men 73.3%, women 53.3%). The sex ratio was 937 females per 1,000 males, and 960 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Gaya district?
Gaya, with 4,74,093 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Gaya district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 2,886 Census 2011 villages and 6 towns.

⤓ Download Bihar district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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