About Mainpura Village

Mainpura is a mid sized village in Arrah tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,355, made up of 725 males and 630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares.

Mainpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mainpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Arrah
Area (hectares)	52 hectares
Population	1,355
Male Population	725
Female Population	630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	869
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mainpura compares

By the 2011 count Mainpura is the 53rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 896.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 18 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 23 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
Nearest town	Arāria	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arrah	18 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	18 km
Nearest railway station	Kusiargaon	23 km

Villages closest to Mainpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mainpura village had a population of 1,355. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents.

Mainpura village has 725 males and 630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mainpura has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 896.

Mainpura covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mainpura falls under Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mainpura is Kusiargaon, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mainpura.

Mainpura is about 18 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mainpura is in Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district. Arāria is about 15 km away. Arrah is about 18 km away. Bhojpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.