Gaya
District in Bihar
Credit Growth (5-Year) in Gaya: 160.5%, highest of 38 districts in Bihar
MSME Density in Gaya: 20.1 per 1,000 people, 9th highest of 38 districts in Bihar
Women Literacy in Gaya: 59.4%, 18th highest of 38 districts in Bihar
Health Insurance in Gaya: 21.0%, 21st highest of 38 districts in Bihar
Gaya is a district in Bihar with a population of 43.9 Lakh (Census 2011) spread across 4,781 sq km. Its literacy rate of 63.7% is above the state average of 61.8% and below the national average of 72.9%. The district has a sex ratio of 937 females per 1,000 males, above the state average of 918.
Demographics
What changed in Gaya, 2019–21 to 2023–24
NFHS-5 → NFHS-6, changes of 5 points or more.
Health & Development
NFHS-6 (2023–24, provisional) · “was”: the 2019–21 value, where it moved 5 points or more
State Avg and National are population-weighted averages, not official NFHS figures. “Was” is NFHS-5 as reprinted on the NFHS-6 sheet, which can differ from the NFHS-5 layer. Small districts can swing on sampling noise.
Women & Gender
Economy & Infrastructure
Governance
Safety & Crime
Climate Vulnerability
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| Indicator | District | State Avg | National Avg | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women 10+ Yr Schooling | 39.4% | 33.2% | 46.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 47.5% | 46.0% | 37.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 70.8% | 63.2% | 81.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 960 | 936 | 926 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Average Holding Size | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 91.3% | 91.0% | 66.3% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 40.5 | 42.4 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Women's Court Cases | 8.5 | 11.1 | 9.2 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Banking | 76 | 39.4 | 81.1 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Gaya district?
Gaya has a population of 43.9 Lakh according to the Census 2011, with a density of 919 people per sq km across 4,781 sq km.
What is the population of Gaya in 2026?
There is no official count or district estimate after 2011. The latest figure is the Census 2011 count of 43.9 Lakh. Census 2027 enumeration takes place in February 2027, with results expected from 2028.
What is the literacy rate of Gaya?
Gaya has a literacy rate of 63.7% (Census 2011), which is above the Bihar average of 61.8% and below the national average of 72.9%.
How does Gaya compare to Bihar?
Gaya is the 5th most populous of 38 districts in Bihar. Its sex ratio of 937 females per 1,000 males is above the state average of 918 (Census 2011).
How many children in Gaya are stunted or underweight?
In Gaya, 43.3% of children under 5 are stunted, 24.6% wasted and 47.3% underweight (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional). Stunting compares with a Bihar average of 35.6% and an India average of 28.0%.
How many households in Gaya have health insurance?
21.0% of households in Gaya have at least one member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional), up from 11.6% in 2019–21. The Bihar average is 21.1% and India's 58.1%.
What changed in Gaya between NFHS-5 and NFHS-6?
Between NFHS-5 (2019–21) and NFHS-6 (2023–24), Gaya improved most in women internet use (26% to 63%), women owning a mobile phone (42% to 60%), women with a bank account (75% to 93%), and got worse in unmet need for family planning (6% to 16%), modern contraception (53% to 45%), women underweight (bmi) (27% to 33%). Changes under 5 percentage points are not counted.
What data sources are used for Gaya?
Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019–21), NFHS-6 (2023–24), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015–16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.
Data Sources
Each indicator keeps its own source and vintage. How they are crosswalked onto one district geography is on the methodology page, with the per-source limits on the caveats page.