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About Maini Dih Village

Maini Dih is a mid sized village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 709, made up of 379 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares.

Maini Dih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maini Dih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Katiya
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 709
Male Population 379
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maini Dih compares

By the 2011 count Maini Dih is the 61st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Maini Dih

Maini Dih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maini Dih as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Maini Dih from other places

Maini Dih lies about 35 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 6.7 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 Maini Dih
Nearest town Kataiya 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Katiya 35 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 35 km

Villages closest to Maini Dih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katiya 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 Maini Dih

As per the Census of India 2011, Maini Dih village had a population of 709. That makes it the 61st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Maini Dih village has 379 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maini Dih has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Maini Dih covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maini Dih falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maini Dih is Panchdeori Halt, about 6.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maini Dih.

Maini Dih is about 35 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maini Dih is in Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Kataiya is about 2.8 km away. Panchdeori Halt is about 6.7 km away. Katiya is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawanaha (under 2 km), Raipura (1.9 km) and Rasauti (2.0 km).

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

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