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Gaya

Holy City in Bihar, India
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Summary

Gaya is a city[1]. Gaya draws 2,293 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #570 of 5,534).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Gaya district[3]
  • Country: India[4]
  • Instance of: big city[5]
  • Shares border with: Ranchi[6], Giridih[7]
  • Postal code: 823001[8]
  • Commons category: Gaya, India[9]
  • Local dialing code: 631[10]
  • Authority: Gaya Municipal Corporation[11]
  • Official website: http://apnagaya.com[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Gaya, India[13]
  • Population: 474,093[14]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18]
  • Capital of: Gaya district[19], Magadh division[20]
  • Elevation above sea level: 111 m[21]
  • Area: 90.17 km²[22]

Why It Matters

Gaya has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Gaya is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Central University of South Bihar city Gaya College India

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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