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Mainaha is a small village in Phulparas mandal, Madhubani district, Bihar, with a population of 992 across 178 households. It has a literacy rate of 55.8% and PIN code 847402.
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- LGD code
- 220094
- Pincode
- 847402
- Post office
- Ghoghardiha
- Population
- 992
- Households
- 178
- Literacy rate
- 55.8%
- Sex ratio
- 926 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 385
- Distance to district centre
- 76 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Patna
- 124 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 533 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhisa Halt · 8 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Jj Hospital · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Mainaha compares
By population, Mainaha ranks #34 of 43 villages in Phulparas mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.8%
+7.9% vs mandal average
- Mainaha
- 55.8%
- Phulparas mandal
- 47.9%
- Madhubani district
- 48.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
926
+1 vs mandal average
- Mainaha
- 926
- Phulparas mandal
- 925
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Mainaha
- 5.6
- Phulparas mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mainaha at a glance
Mainaha is a village of 992 people in 178 households (Census 2011) in Phulparas block, Madhubani district, Bihar, the 34th-largest of 43 villages in Phulparas block. Literacy is 56%, 8 points above the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 926 women per 1,000 men. It lies 76 km from the Madhubani district centre, 13 km from Punaura, the nearest town, 8 km from Bhisa Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 847402, served by Ghoghardiha post office; the LGD village code is 220094. The nearest hospital or health centre is Jj Hospital, 9 km away. The village votes in Bathnaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anil Kumar. The population is estimated at 1,170 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mainaha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GHOGHARDIHA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 27
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Mainaha
- Total area (ha)
- 93
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 33.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mainaha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Mainaha
- LGD code
- 220094
- Pincode
- 847402
- Post office
- Ghoghardiha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 992
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,170
- Households
- 178
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 926
- Literacy rate
- 55.8%
- Coordinates
- 26.63742°N, 85.57692°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sitamarhi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bathnaha
- Member of Parliament
- Devesh Chandra Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Anil Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Phulparas
Getting there
How to reach Mainaha
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna124 kmcapital
- Kolkata533 km
- Delhi853 km
- Hyderabad1261 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhisa Halt8 km
- Bus stopBALARA CHOTI BHANSAR25 km
- Hospital / PHCJj Hospital9 km
- ATM / bankPrabhu Bank33 km
- CollegeBalara polytechnic institute (CTEVT)25 km
- Police stationSSB Camp20 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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