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About Mainpura Village

Mainpura is a mid sized village in Phulwari tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,299, made up of 681 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares.

Mainpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mainpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Phulwari
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 1,299
Male Population 681
Female Population 618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mainpura compares

By the 2011 count Mainpura is the 41st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

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 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. 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 Phulwari 7.4 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 Phulwari 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 1,299. That makes it the 41st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Mainpura village has 681 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mainpura has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Mainpura covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mainpura falls under Phulwari 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 village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Phulwari tehsil of Patna district. Neora is about under 2 km away. Khagaul is about 4.7 km away. Phulwari is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anda (under 2 km), Pakauli (under 2 km) and Budhgawan (1.8 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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