About Maina Village

Maina is one of the larger villages in Ashta tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,219, made up of 3,761 males and 3,458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3004.75 hectares hectares.

Maina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maina village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sehore
Tehsil	Ashta
Area (hectares)	3004.75 hectares
Population	7,219
Male Population	3,761
Female Population	3,458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maina compares

By the 2011 count Maina is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 3004.75 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

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 10+ km distance. 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 43 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Chakrod, about 24 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
Tehsil headquarters	Ashta	18 km
Nearest railway station	Chakrod	24 km
District headquarters	Sehore	43 km

Villages closest to Maina

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

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Common questions about Maina

As per the Census of India 2011, Maina village had a population of 7,219. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Maina village has 3,761 males and 3,458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maina has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Maina covers 3004.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maina falls under Ashta tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maina is Chakrod, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Maina.

Maina is about 43 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maina is in Ashta tehsil of Sehore district. Ashta is about 18 km away. Chakrod is about 24 km away. Sehore is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.