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About Mainpur Village

Mainpur is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,010, made up of 519 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.67 hectares hectares.

Mainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mainpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 274.67 hectares
Population 1,010
Male Population 519
Female Population 491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Mainpur compares

By the 2011 count Mainpur is the 136th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 274.67 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Mainpur

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

How far is Mainpur from other places

Mainpur lies about 20 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Jeonathpur, about 15 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 Chakia 11 km
Nearest railway station Jeonathpur 15 km
Nearest town Ahraura 16 km
District headquarters Chandauli 20 km

Villages closest to Mainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakia 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 1,010. That makes it the 136th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Mainpur village has 519 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mainpur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Mainpur covers 274.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mainpur falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mainpur is Jeonathpur, about 15 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 Mainpur.

Mainpur is about 20 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mainpur is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 11 km away. Jeonathpur is about 15 km away. Ahraura is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagupur (under 2 km), Tiralokpur (1.6 km) and Bharathipur (1.7 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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