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About Maina Village

Maina is a small village in Bagicha tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 206 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 610.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495689, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maina village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Bagicha
Pincode 495689
Area (hectares) 610.97 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 206
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maina compares

By the 2011 count Maina is the 118th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 610.97 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

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. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Madhupur, Mahadeojobla, Mahnai and Mahua. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Maina

As per the Census of India 2011, Maina village had a population of 396. That makes it the 118th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Maina village has 206 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maina has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Maina is 495689. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maina covers 610.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maina falls under Bagicha tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Maina notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Maina.

Maina is in Bagicha tehsil of Jashpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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