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About Mainkheda Village

Mainkheda is a mid sized village in Charama tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 581, made up of 299 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 539.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mainkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mainkheda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Charama
Pincode 496225
Area (hectares) 539.67 hectares
Population 581
Male Population 299
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mainkheda compares

By the 2011 count Mainkheda is the 80th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 539.67 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1039.

Getting to Mainkheda

Mainkheda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mainkheda as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mainkheda from other places

Mainkheda lies about 17 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 16 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 Mainkheda
Nearest railway station Gudum 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Charama 16 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 17 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 25 km

Villages closest to Mainkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mainkheda village had a population of 581. That makes it the 80th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Mainkheda village has 299 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mainkheda has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Mainkheda is 496225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mainkheda covers 539.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mainkheda falls under Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mainkheda is Gudum, about 16 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 km distance for Mainkheda.

Mainkheda is about 17 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mainkheda is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Gudum is about 16 km away. Charama is about 16 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kashipur (under 2 km), Rampur (1.8 km) and Bhotha (2.5 km).

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

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