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About Mainwa Village

Mainwa is a mid sized village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,152, made up of 600 males and 552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mainwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mainwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Amarpur
Pincode 813108
Area (hectares) 302 hectares
Population 1,152
Male Population 600
Female Population 552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mainwa compares

By the 2011 count Mainwa is the 53rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 302 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 935.

Getting to Mainwa

Mainwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mainwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Maghua, Mahadeopur, Mahgawan and Mahota Arazi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mainwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Mainwa village had a population of 1,152. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Mainwa village has 600 males and 552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mainwa has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Mainwa is 813108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mainwa covers 302 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mainwa falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The census record for Mainwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mainwa.

Mainwa is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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