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Maina

Palasi mandal
Pincode 854329
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Maina is a village in Palasi mandal, Araria district, Bihar, with a population of 1,578 in 308 households. It has a literacy rate of 25.6%.

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SHAHIN
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LGD code
222073
Pincode
854329
Post office
Jokihat
Population
1,578
Households
308
Literacy rate
25.6%
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000♂
Workers
599
Distance to district centre
30 km
Distance to mandal centre
40 km
Distance to Patna
159 km
Distance to Kolkata
383 km
Nearest railway station
Koparia · 12 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Goverment hospital,Sonbarsa · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Maina compares

By population, Maina ranks #55 of 107 villages in Palasi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
25.6%
−16.2% vs mandal average
Maina
25.6%
Palasi mandal
41.8%
Araria district
42.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
955
+27 vs mandal average
Maina
955
Palasi mandal
928
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.3 vs mandal average
Maina
5.1
Palasi mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Maina at a glance

Maina is a village of 1,578 people in 308 households (Census 2011) in Palasi block, Araria district, Bihar, the 55th-largest of 107 villages in Palasi block. Literacy is 26%, 16 points below the block average of 42% and the sex ratio is 955 women per 1,000 men. It lies 30 km from the Araria district centre, 11 km from Beldaur, the nearest town, 12 km from Koparia railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854329, served by Jokihat post office; the LGD village code is 222073. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment hospital,Sonbarsa, 2 km away. The sarpanch is SHAHIN, and the village votes in Mahishi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gautam Krishna. The population is estimated at 1,860 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Sukhsaina

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Maina · this village1,57826%
Harna · Sherghati51564%0 km N
Utna · Dhamdaha1,86535%0 km N
Kadwa · Sherghati70223%0 km N
Maina · Khajauli72154%0 km N
Maina · Mahishi1,77165%0 km N
Kajra · Dhamdaha4,64240%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Maina

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
Yes
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
ARARIA
Distance to nearest town (km)
22
Distance to district HQ (km)
22
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Sukhsaina
Total area (ha)
182
Irrigated area (ha)
55.57
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Maina

LGD code
222073
Pincode
854329
Post office
Jokihat
Population (Census 2011)
1,578
Population (projected 2026)
1,860
Households
308
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
955
Literacy rate
25.6%
Coordinates
25.67599°N, 86.72189°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Madhepura
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mahishi
Member of Parliament
Dinesh Chandra Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Gautam Krishna
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SHAHIN
Block / Mandal
Palasi
Getting there

How to reach Maina

Mandal centre
Palasi · ≈ 40 km
≈ 1 h 23 min by car · 1 h 38 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Araria · ≈ 30 km
≈ 1 h 1 min by car · 1 h 12 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 20,703 people
Beldaur · ≈ 11 km
≈ 22 min by car · 27 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna159 kmcapital
  • Kolkata383 km
  • Delhi996 km
  • Hyderabad1254 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKoparia12 km
  • Hospital / PHCGoverment hospital,Sonbarsa2 km
  • ATM / bankgramin bank26 km
  • Petrol pumpPetrol Pump27 km
  • CollegeMadhepura College29 km
  • Police stationMadhepura Town Police Station28 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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