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About Mainpur Village

Mainpur is a mid sized village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 687, made up of 330 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494347, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mainpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 494347
Area (hectares) 179.37 hectares
Population 687
Male Population 330
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
Bus Service (public) Available
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 76th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 179.37 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Mainpur

Mainpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mainpur as Available. 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 85 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Lakhna, about 66 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
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 29 km
Nearest railway station Lakhna 66 km
Nearest town Umarkot 70 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 85 km

Villages closest to Mainpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mainpur village had a population of 687. That makes it the 76th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Mainpur village has 330 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mainpur has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Mainpur is 494347. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mainpur covers 179.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mainpur falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mainpur is Lakhna, about 66 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mainpur.

Mainpur is about 85 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mainpur is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 29 km away. Lakhna is about 66 km away. Umarkot is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhuhi (2.4 km), Salhebhath (3.5 km) and Basin (8.9 km).

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

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