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About Mainpura Village

Mainpura is a large village in Kaler tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,061, made up of 1,591 males and 1,470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 770 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mainpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mainpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kaler
Pincode 824127
Area (hectares) 770 hectares
Population 3,061
Male Population 1,591
Female Population 1,470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mainpura compares

By the 2011 count Mainpura is the 16th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents. Its 770 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Mainpura

Mainpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mainpura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mainpura from other places

Mainpura lies about 21 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Hasan Bazar, about 19 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 Mainpura
Tehsil headquarters Kaler 3.9 km
Nearest town Daudnagar 15 km
Nearest railway station Hasan Bazar 19 km
District headquarters Arwal 21 km

Villages closest to Mainpura

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

Common questions about Mainpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Mainpura village had a population of 3,061. That makes it the 16th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents.

Mainpura village has 1,591 males and 1,470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mainpura has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Mainpura is 824127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mainpura covers 770 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mainpura falls under Kaler tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mainpura is Hasan Bazar, about 19 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 <5 km distance for Mainpura.

Mainpura is about 21 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mainpura is in Kaler tehsil of Arwal district. Kaler is about 3.9 km away. Daudnagar is about 15 km away. Hasan Bazar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belawan (under 2 km), Wojha Bigha (1.6 km) and Upadhea Bigha (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mainpura today is likely to be higher.

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