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Gaya

City population
474,093
#111
in India
#2
in Bihar
#1,217
worldwide
New DelhiGaya
24.797, 85.004 · 883 km from New Delhi
City population
474,093
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in India
#111
of 3,732 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,217
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of India
0.0%
of the national population

About Gaya

Gaya is a city in Bihar, India with a population of 474,093. It is the 111th largest of the 3,732 cities of 15,000 or more listed in India, and the 1,217th largest worldwide. It lies 883 km from New Delhi.

Position in India
#111of 3,732
LargestSmallest
Position in Bihar
#2of 153
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 153
Distance to capital
to New Delhi
Elevation
117 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
24.797, 85.004
Record updated
2024-12-31
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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