Village · Wazirganj, Gaya # Bhojpur Bhojpur is a village in Wazirganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,707 people in 256 households, the 40th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%. - 1,707 people (2011) - 256 households - 57.6% literacy - 866 females per 1,000 males ## Bhojpur PIN code and other codes Bhojpur falls in Wazirganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Bishunpur - Community development block Wazirganj - Census village code 256734 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bhojpur from nearby towns? - Wazirganj (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Gaya (district HQ) 20 km by road - Gaya (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bhojpur? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Bhojpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gaya - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Madardih - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bhojpur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 29% of the 795 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bhojpur Of every 100 households in Bhojpur in 2011, 5 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhojpur · ■ Wazirganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 5% 5% - Toilet within the home 8% 17% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 83% - Tap water 13% 3% - Drinking water within premises 19% 35% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92% - Use banking services 35% 40% - Television 6% 8% - Mobile phone 46% 50% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 4% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 22% 36% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bhojpur? ■ Bhojpur · ■ Wazirganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 57.6% 62.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 866 952 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 964 961 - Working population 48.3% 38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.2% for men and 48.6% for women. 53% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 42 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 244 (30%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 33 (4%) · ■ Marginal 497 (60%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Wazirganj - Bhagausa 1,783 people - Kandhariya 1,761 people - Bihiain 1,760 people - Mahugain 1,726 people - Usuwa 1,651 people - Dedaur 1,610 people - Bhindas 1,600 people - Karhauna 1,590 people All 147 villages in Wazirganj ## Quick answers - How far is Bhojpur from Gaya? 20 km by road - What is the population of Bhojpur? 1,707 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhojpur in? Gaya district (Wazirganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhojpur? 57.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/wazirganj/bhojpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.