Skip to main content

About Mainahi Village

Mainahi is a mid sized village in Madhepur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 881, made up of 465 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mainahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mainahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Madhepur
Pincode 847408
Area (hectares) 237.1 hectares
Population 881
Male Population 465
Female Population 416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mainahi compares

By the 2011 count Mainahi is the 59th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents. Its 237.1 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Mainahi

Mainahi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mainahi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Mainahi from other places

Mainahi lies about 45 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Ghogardiha, about 5.7 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 Mainahi
Nearest railway station Ghogardiha 5.7 km
Nearest town Nirmāli 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Madhepur 15 km
District headquarters Madhubani 45 km

Villages closest to Mainahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madhepur 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 881. That makes it the 59th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents.

Mainahi village has 465 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mainahi has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Mainahi is 847408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mainahi covers 237.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mainahi falls under Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mainahi is Ghogardiha, about 5.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mainahi.

Mainahi is about 45 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 Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district. Ghogardiha is about 5.7 km away. Nirmāli is about 11 km away. Madhepur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matras (5.7 km), Kalikapur (6.8 km) and Az Rakbe Desam (9.0 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.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.