Bengal District Gazetteers : Gaya

Contents: Preface. 1. Physical aspects. 2. History. 3. Buddha and Bodh Gaya. 4. The Gaya pilgrimage. 5. Popular religion. 6. The people. 7. Public health. 8. Agriculture. 9. Natural calamities. 10. Irrigation. 11. Systems of rent payment. 12. Rents, wages and prices. 13. Occupations, manufactures and trade. 14. Means of communication. 15. Land revenue administration. 16. General administration. 17. Local self-government. 18. Education. 19. Gazetteer. Index. Map of Gaya district.

"This gazetteer provides encyclopaedic information about the district of Gaya. Describing important aspects of its land and people, it gives a detailed account of its physical features, history, popular religion, public health, agriculture and irrigation, natural calamities, systems of rent payment, land revenue system, occupations, means of communication, public and justice administration, education and local self-government. The sanctity of Gaya pilgrimage has also been highlighted."