Map of Buddh Gaya, India

Buddh Gaya is a city in Bihar, India, with a population of about 38,439. It lies at 24.6981°N, 84.9869°E. Buddh Gaya is about 887 km (551 mi) southeast of New Delhi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Gaya, 11 km to the north.

Buddh Gaya at a glance

Where is Buddh Gaya?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 36 min on the shortest day to 13 h 40 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Buddh Gaya

• Gaya — 11 km north
• Bagaha — 20 km south
• Sherghāti — 25 km southwest
• Rafiganj — 38 km west
• Islāmpur — 54 km northeast
• Chatrā — 56 km south
• Rājgīr — 57 km northeast
• Jahānābād — 57 km north
• Nawāda — 60 km east
• Aurangābād — 62 km west

Largest cities in Bihar

• Patna — 1,684,297
• Gaya — 474,093
• Bhāgalpur — 400,146
• Muzaffarpur — 354,462
• Bihār Sharīf — 297,268
• Darbhanga — 296,039
• Purnia — 282,248
• Arrah — 261,430
• Begusarai — 252,008
• Katihar — 240,838

Largest cities in India

• Mumbai — 12,691,836
• Delhi — 11,034,555
• Bengaluru — 8,495,492
• Hyderābād — 6,993,262
• Ahmedabad — 6,357,693
• Chennai — 4,681,087
• Kolkata — 4,631,392
• Surat — 4,591,246
• Pune — 3,124,458
• Jaipur — 3,046,163

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.