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About Mainpura Village

Mainpura is a large village in Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,447, made up of 1,351 males and 1,096 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 811 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mainpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mainpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dinapur Cum Khagaul
Pincode 801503
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 2,447
Male Population 1,351
Female Population 1,096
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 811
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mainpura compares

By the 2011 count Mainpura is the 18th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,646 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Mainpura

The census records public bus service for Mainpura 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 <5 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 14 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Neora, about under 2 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 railway station Neora under 2 km
Nearest town Khagaul 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dinapur Cum Khagaul 14 km
District headquarters Patna 14 km

Villages closest to Mainpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mainpura village had a population of 2,447. That makes it the 18th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,646 residents.

Mainpura village has 1,351 males and 1,096 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mainpura has about 811 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Mainpura is 801503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mainpura covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mainpura falls under Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mainpura is Neora, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Mainpura.

Mainpura is about 14 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mainpura is in Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil of Patna district. Neora is about under 2 km away. Khagaul is about 4.7 km away. Dinapur Cum Khagaul is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Usri Khurd (under 2 km), Faridanpur (3.1 km) and Birbhan Chak (3.2 km).

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

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