About Mainpur Village

Mainpur is a mid sized village in Sikta tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,698, made up of 867 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mainpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Sikta
Pincode	845307
Area (hectares)	193.91 hectares
Population	1,698
Male Population	867
Female Population	831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mainpur compares

By the 2011 count Mainpur is the 39th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents. Its 193.91 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Mainpur

Mainpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mainpur as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mainpur from other places

Mainpur lies about 20 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sikta, about 8.7 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 Mainpur
Nearest railway station	Sikta	8.7 km
Nearest town	Chanpatia	12 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	20 km

Villages closest to Mainpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mainpur village had a population of 1,698. That makes it the 39th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents.

Mainpur village has 867 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mainpur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Mainpur is 845307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mainpur covers 193.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mainpur falls under Sikta tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mainpur is Sikta, about 8.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mainpur.

Mainpur is about 20 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mainpur is in Sikta tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Sikta is about 8.7 km away. Chanpatia is about 12 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.