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About Mainia Village

Mainia is a small village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 71 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 242401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mainia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mainia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Powayan
Pincode 242401
Area (hectares) 124.33 hectares
Population 134
Male Population 71
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mainia compares

By the 2011 count Mainia is the 581st largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 124.33 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Mainia

Mainia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mainia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Mainia from other places

Mainia lies about 13 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Khiria Khurd, about 7.8 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 Mainia
Nearest railway station Khiria Khurd 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Powayan 13 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 13 km
Nearest town Shāhjānpur 13 km

Villages closest to Mainia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mainia village had a population of 134. That makes it the 581st largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Mainia village has 71 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mainia has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Mainia is 242401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mainia covers 124.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mainia falls under Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mainia is Khiria Khurd, about 7.8 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 10+ km distance for Mainia.

Mainia is about 13 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mainia is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Khiria Khurd is about 7.8 km away. Powayan is about 13 km away. Shahjahanpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuwa M Mainiya (under 2 km), Mainari (under 2 km) and Mainni (under 2 km).

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

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