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About Mai Village

Mai is a small village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 434, made up of 232 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Phulpur
Pincode 221505
Area (hectares) 99.72 hectares
Population 434
Male Population 232
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mai compares

By the 2011 count Mai is the 428th largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 99.72 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Mai

Mai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mai as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mai from other places

Mai lies about 21 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Ramnathpur, about 3.1 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 Mai
Nearest railway station Ramnathpur 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 18 km
District headquarters Allahabad 21 km

Villages closest to Mai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mai village had a population of 434. That makes it the 428th largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Mai village has 232 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mai has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Mai is 221505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mai covers 99.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mai falls under Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mai is Ramnathpur, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Mai.

Mai is about 21 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mai is in Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district. Ramnathpur is about 3.1 km away. Phulpur is about 18 km away. Allahabad 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 Balkranpur Mai Kasrawe (under 2 km), Umari Maitatehra (under 2 km) and Kaithwal (under 2 km).

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

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