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About Mainan Village

Mainan is one of the larger villages in Khanakul I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,623, made up of 2,950 males and 2,673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mainan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mainan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Khanakul I
Pincode 712406
Area (hectares) 399.1 hectares
Population 5,623
Male Population 2,950
Female Population 2,673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mainan compares

By the 2011 count Mainan is the 5th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents. Its 399.1 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Mainan

Mainan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mainan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Mainan from other places

Mainan lies about 27 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Sibaichandi, about 2.0 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 Mainan
Nearest railway station Sibaichandi 2.0 km
Nearest town Pandua 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanakul I 27 km
District headquarters Hugli 27 km

Villages closest to Mainan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khanakul I 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 Mainan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mainan village had a population of 5,623. That makes it the 5th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents.

Mainan village has 2,950 males and 2,673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mainan has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Mainan is 712406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mainan covers 399.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mainan falls under Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mainan is Sibaichandi, about 2.0 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 - 10 km distance for Mainan.

Mainan is about 27 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mainan is in Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district. Sibaichandi is about 2.0 km away. Pandua is about 17 km away. Khanakul I is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandhaipur (16 km), Bandipur (16 km) and Gopalnagar (19 km).

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

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