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About Mainpur Village

Mainpur is a mid sized village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,268, made up of 574 males and 694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,209 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.52 hectares hectares.

Mainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mainpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Lalganj
Area (hectares) 174.52 hectares
Population 1,268
Male Population 574
Female Population 694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,209
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Mainpur compares

By the 2011 count Mainpur is the 156th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 174.52 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Mainpur

The census records public bus service for Mainpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mainpur from other places

Mainpur lies about 148 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Misrauli, about 20 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 Mainpur
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 6.1 km
Nearest town Lālganj 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Misrauli 20 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 148 km

Villages closest to Mainpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mainpur village had a population of 1,268. That makes it the 156th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Mainpur village has 574 males and 694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mainpur has about 1209 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

Mainpur covers 174.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mainpur falls under Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mainpur is Misrauli, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mainpur.

Mainpur is about 148 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mainpur is in Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district. Lalganj is about 6.1 km away. Lālganj is about 6.1 km away. Misrauli is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Jalalpur (1.8 km), Jalalpur (1.8 km) and Mahuari (3.1 km).

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

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