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About Mayana Village

Mayana 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 1,186, made up of 579 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 821.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mayana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mayana village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Charama
Pincode 496225
Area (hectares) 821.75 hectares
Population 1,186
Male Population 579
Female Population 607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mayana compares

By the 2011 count Mayana is the 29th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 821.75 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Mayana

Mayana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mayana 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mayana from other places

Mayana lies about 19 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 22 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 Mayana
Tehsil headquarters Charama 11 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 19 km
Nearest railway station Gudum 22 km
Nearest town Kānker 26 km

Villages closest to Mayana

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 Mayana

As per the Census of India 2011, Mayana village had a population of 1,186. That makes it the 29th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Mayana village has 579 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mayana has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

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

Mayana covers 821.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Mayana is Gudum, about 22 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 village for Mayana.

Mayana is about 19 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.

Mayana is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Charama is about 11 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 19 km away. Gudum is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairwahi (under 2 km), Kahadgondi (3.6 km) and Lilejhar (4.0 km).

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

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