About Maina Village

Maina is a mid sized village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,578, made up of 807 males and 771 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maina village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Palasi
Pincode	854329
Area (hectares)	182 hectares
Population	1,578
Male Population	807
Female Population	771
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maina compares

By the 2011 count Maina is the 53rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 182 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Maina

Maina is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maina as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maina from other places

Maina lies about 9.8 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Maina
Tehsil headquarters	Palasi	6.8 km
District headquarters	Araria	9.8 km
Nearest town	Arāria	9.8 km
Nearest railway station	Araria Court	17 km

Villages closest to Maina

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palasi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Maina

As per the Census of India 2011, Maina village had a population of 1,578. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Maina village has 807 males and 771 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maina has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Maina is 854329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maina covers 182 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maina falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maina is Araria Court, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maina.

Maina is about 9.8 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maina is in Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 6.8 km away. Araria is about 9.8 km away. Arāria is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.