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About Mainahi Village

Mainahi is one of the larger villages in Ghoghardiha tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,169, made up of 2,638 males and 2,531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529.05 hectares hectares.

Mainahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mainahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Ghoghardiha
Area (hectares) 529.05 hectares
Population 5,169
Male Population 2,638
Female Population 2,531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mainahi compares

By the 2011 count Mainahi is the 8th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,627 residents. Its 529.05 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Mainahi

Mainahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mainahi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mainahi from other places

Mainahi lies about 29 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Shisho, about 2.5 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 Mainahi
Nearest railway station Shisho 2.5 km
Nearest town Darbhanga 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoghardiha 29 km
District headquarters Madhubani 29 km

Villages closest to Mainahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mainahi village had a population of 5,169. That makes it the 8th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,627 residents.

Mainahi village has 2,638 males and 2,531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mainahi has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Mainahi covers 529.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mainahi falls under Ghoghardiha tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mainahi is Shisho, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Mainahi.

Mainahi is about 29 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mainahi is in Ghoghardiha tehsil of Madhubani district. Shisho is about 2.5 km away. Darbhanga is about 7.8 km away. Ghoghardiha is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barhampur (24 km), Pipra Kamalpur (26 km) and Bishunpur (27 km).

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

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