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About Maini Village

Maini is a mid sized village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 794, made up of 326 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,436 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.97 hectares hectares.

Maini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maini village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Rudhauli
Area (hectares) 97.97 hectares
Population 794
Male Population 326
Female Population 468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,436
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maini compares

By the 2011 count Maini is the 89th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 97.97 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Maini

Maini is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maini 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maini from other places

Maini lies about 24 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Govindnagar, about 17 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 Maini
Tehsil headquarters Rudhauli 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Govindnagar 17 km
District headquarters Basti 24 km
Nearest town Bastī 24 km

Villages closest to Maini

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maini village had a population of 794. That makes it the 89th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Maini village has 326 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maini has about 1436 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Maini covers 97.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maini falls under Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maini is Govindnagar, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maini.

Maini is about 24 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maini is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Rudhauli is about 5.8 km away. Govindnagar is about 17 km away. Basti is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fattepur (under 2 km), Kodra (under 2 km) and Piperpati Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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