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About Maina Village

Maina is a mid sized village in Quepem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 318 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 588 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1456 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maina village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Quepem
Pincode 403705
Area (hectares) 1456 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 318
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 588
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maina compares

By the 2011 count Maina is the 22nd largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents. Its 1456 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

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 village. 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 3.8 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Balli, about 8.8 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
District headquarters South Goa 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Quepem 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Balli 8.8 km
Nearest town Curchorem 14 km

Villages closest to Maina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maina village had a population of 505. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents.

Maina village has 318 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maina has about 588 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Maina is 403705. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maina covers 1456 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maina falls under Quepem tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Maina is Balli, about 8.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Maina.

Maina is about 3.8 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maina is in Quepem tehsil of South Goa district. South Goa is about 3.8 km away. Quepem is about 8.3 km away. Balli is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cavorem (3.9 km), Pirla (5.2 km) and Quisconda (6.5 km).

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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