Map of Gaya, Bihar, India

Gaya is a city in Bihar, India, with a population of about 474,093. It lies at 24.7969°N, 85.0038°E. Gaya is about 883 km (548 mi) southeast of New Delhi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Buddh Gaya, 11 km to the south.

Gaya at a glance

Where is Gaya?

• The 2nd largest city in Bihar on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 36 min on the shortest day to 13 h 41 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Gaya

• Buddh Gaya — 11 km south
• Bagaha — 30 km south
• Sherghāti — 34 km southwest
• Rafiganj — 37 km west
• Islāmpur — 43 km northeast
• Jahānābād — 46 km north
• Rājgīr — 49 km northeast
• Nawāda — 55 km east
• Masaurhi Buzurg — 62 km north
• Aurangābād — 64 km west

Largest cities in Bihar

• Patna — 1,684,297
• 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
• Monghyr — 213,303

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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Other places named Gaya

• Gaya — Dosso Region, Niger

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.