Gaya district

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Gaya district
District
Great Buddha Statue in Bodh Gaya
Location of Gaya district in Bihar
Country	India
State	Bihar
Division	Magadh
Headquarters	Gaya
Tehsils	24
Government
• MP/Saansad.	Shri. Jitan Ram Manjhi.(HAM)
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Gaya
• MLA/Vidhayak(Gaya Town)	(Shri)Dr. Prem Kumar (BJP)
Area
• Total	4,976 km2 (1,921 sq mi)
• Rank	2nd in Bihar
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,359,700 (as per 2,011 census)
Demographics
• Literacy	63.67per cent
• Sex ratio	932
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN Code	823001
Major highways	NH 2, NH 82, NH 83
Website	gaya.nic.in

Gaya district is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar. It was officially established on 3 October 1865. The district has a common boundary with the state of Jharkhand to the south. Gaya city is both the district headquarters and the second-largest city in Bihar.