About Maina Village

Maina is a mid sized village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,771, made up of 983 males and 788 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 802 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maina village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Mahishi
Pincode	852216
Area (hectares)	157.84 hectares
Population	1,771
Male Population	983
Female Population	788
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	802
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maina compares

By the 2011 count Maina is the 33rd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 157.84 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Maina

Maina is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maina as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Maina from other places

Maina lies about 16 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Parminiya, about 14 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 Maina
Tehsil headquarters	Mahishi	3.8 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	7.7 km
Nearest railway station	Parminiya	14 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	16 km

Villages closest to Maina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maina village had a population of 1,771. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Maina village has 983 males and 788 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maina has about 802 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Maina is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maina covers 157.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maina falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maina is Parminiya, about 14 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 village for Maina.

Maina is about 16 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maina is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Mahishi is about 3.8 km away. Bangaon is about 7.7 km away. Parminiya is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.