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About Mainpura Village

Mainpura is a small village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 14 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mainpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mainpura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Kandi
Pincode 822120
Area (hectares) 46.25 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 14
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mainpura compares

By the 2011 count Mainpura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents. Its 46.25 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Mainpura

Mainpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mainpura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mainpura from other places

Mainpura lies about 28 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Satbahini, about 4.6 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 Mainpura
Nearest railway station Satbahini 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandi 9.2 km
Nearest town Bishrāmpur 21 km
District headquarters Garhwa 28 km

Villages closest to Mainpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mainpura village had a population of 27. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents.

Mainpura village has 14 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mainpura has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Mainpura is 822120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mainpura covers 46.25 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.

Mainpura falls under Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mainpura is Satbahini, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mainpura.

Mainpura is about 28 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mainpura is in Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district. Satbahini is about 4.6 km away. Kandi is about 9.2 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahera (under 2 km), Shivpur (under 2 km) and Checharia Khurd (1.6 km).

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

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