Gaya District

Gaya is a district in the State of Bihar in India. The district derives its name from its headquarters town of the same name. Gaya town is situated on the banks of Falgu River. It is a place sanctified by both the Hindu and the Buddhist religions. It is surrounded by small rocky hills (Mangala-Gauri, Shringa-Sthan, Ram-Shila and Brahmayoni) by three sides and the river flowing on the fourth (western) side. It is located at a Longitude of 84.40 to 85.50 degree towards East and the latitude is 24.50 - 25.10 towards North. The district is bounded on the north by Arwal, Jehanabad and Nalanda districts, on the east by Nawada district, on the south by Palamu, Chatra and Hazaribag districts of Jharkhand State and on the west by the district of Aurangabad.

The total area of the district is 4,976 sq. km. It is divided into 4 Sub-Division, 24 Blocks and 2889 villages.

According to 2011 Census, Gaya ranks 5th in terms of population (43,91,418) and 2nd in terms of area (4976 sq.km.) in the state of Bihar. In terms of population per sq.km. Gaya is the 31th densely populated district in the state with 883 persons per sq.km as against the state’s 1,106. Gaya ranks 06th in terms of sex-ratio (937) against the state’s 918. It ranks 3rd in terms of child sex-ratio (960) 0 to 6 age
group against state’s 935. There are 204 uninhabited villages (out of 2886 total villages) in the district. Lodhwe (under Fatehpur C.D. Block) is the most populated village (19,443) and Keshriya (under Dobhi C.D. Block) is the least populated village (1) in the district. C.D. Block Mohanpur has the highest number of villages (231) in the district and C.D. Block Neemchak Bathani has the lowest number of villages (42). Chhakarbandha (under Dumaria C.D. Block) has the largest area (6,114 hectare) and Umed Chak Arzi (under Dumaria C.D. Block) has the smallest area (2 hectare) among the villages in the district.


Sub Divisions - Gaya Sadar, Neemchak, Bathani, Sherghati, Tekari.
Blocks - Atri, Belaganj, Mohanpur, Konch, Barachatti, Manpur, Gurua, Tekari, Imamganj, Gaya, Sadar, Wazirganj, Fatehpur, Paraiya, Sherghati, Bodh Gaya, Khizarsarai, Amas, Dumaria, Bankey Bazar, Dobhi, Tankuppa, Nimchakbathani, Guraru, Muhra.
Agriculture - Paddy, Wheat, Potato, Lentils.
Industry - Oil Mills, Sugar Factory, Lac, etc.
Rivers - Phalgu.

The district of Gaya lies virtually in the heart of Bihar. It formed an integral part of the ancient kingdom of Magadh which also included the undivided district of Patna. The history of Gaya is, therefore, the history of a part of Magadh. The city of Gaya is among the oldest in the world, has seen the rise and fall of many civilization. Magadh had an unprecedented history, culture and civilization in its palmy days. Gaya was a special part of it, and, therefore, Gaya can doubtless boast of its past. Magadh came into prominence in the sixth century B.C. but legends refer to dynasties ruling here much earlier.

Gaya formed parts of Bihar and Ramgarh districts till 1865. When Behar subdivision was transferred to Patna district in that year, a new district known as the district of Gaya was created. Since its inception in the year 1865 Gaya district was intact till 1972. In January, 1973 Nawada and Aurangabad subdivisions of the district were separated and given the status of independent districts. As a result of reorganization, the district of Gaya was now left with only two subdivisions, viz., Gaya Sadar and Jehanabad. In the same year of 1973 Jehanabad Subdivision of the district was given the status of an independent district on 31st July which left Gaya district with its erstwhile Gaya sub-division only in its area. Further, the Gaya Sadar Sub-division was bifurcated into four sub-divisions viz. Gaya Sadar, Sherghati, Nimchak Bathani and Tekari.

Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies and their areas after delimitation order of 2008

225 Gurua Vidhan Sabha Constituency - CD Blocks Paraiya, Guraru, and Gurua.

226 Sherghati Vidhan Sabha Constituency - CD Blocks Amas, Sherghati, and Dobhi.

227 Imamganj Vidhan Sabha Constituency (SC) - CD Blocks Banke Bazar, Imamganj, and Dumaria.

228 Barachatti Vidhan Sabha Constituency (SC) - CD Blocks Mohanpur and Barachatti; Gram Panchayats Nawan, Kurmawan, Itra, Jhikatiya, Mora Mardana, Bara, Atiya, Shekhwara, Parariya, and Ilra of Bodh Gaya CD Block.

229 Bodh Gaya Vidhan Sabha Constituency (SC) - CD Blocks Tan Kuppa and Fatehpur; Gram Panchayats Mocharim, Dhanawan, Basarhi, Bakror, Moratal, Kanhaul and Gafa Khurd, and Bodh Gaya (NA) of Bodh Gaya CD Block.

230 Gaya Town Vidhan Sabha Constituency - Ward Nos. 1 to 31, Kaler (OG) – Ward No. 38 and Paharpur (CT) in Gaya (M. Corp) of Gaya Town CD Block.

231 Tikari Vidhan Sabha Constituency - CD Blocks Konch and Tekari.

232 Belaganj Vidhan Sabha Constituency - CD Block Belaganj; Gram Panchayats Kesaru Dharampur, Amraha, Chakand, Madan Bigha, Rasalpur, Bara, Korma, Churi, Kujap, Kandi, Kujapi, Ghutiya, Katari, Aurwan, Kaler, Naili and Kendua of Gaya Town CD Block.

233 Atri Vidhan Sabha Constituency - CD Blocks Khizarsarai, Neem Chak Bathani, Atri and Mohra.

234 Wazirganj Vidhan Sabha Constituency - CD Blocks Wazirganj and Manpur; Ward Nos. 32 to 37 in Gaya (M. Corp).