Mainpur village, Sikta block | Pincode 845307

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Mainpur is a village in Sikta mandal, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, with a population of 1,698 across 296 households. The literacy rate is 38.5%, with postal code 845307.

Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat

RAMESH YADAV

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LGD code: 217222
Pincode: 845307
Post office: Sikta
Population: 1,698
Households: 296
Literacy rate: 38.5%
Sex ratio: 958 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 850
Distance to district centre: 194 km
Distance to mandal centre: 214 km
Distance to Patna: 167 km
Distance to Kolkata: 594 km
Nearest railway station: Saheri · 5 km
Nearest hospital / PHC: District Male Hospital Ghazipur · 8 km

Census 2011 · in context

How Mainpur compares

By population, Mainpur ranks #39 of 61 villages in Sikta mandal.

Literacy rate

38.5%

−4.3% vs mandal average

Mainpur: 38.5%
Sikta mandal: 42.8%
Pashchim Champaran district: 44.7%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

958

+60 vs mandal average

Mainpur: 958
Sikta mandal: 898

Household size

people per home

5.7

+0.2 vs mandal average

Mainpur: 5.7
Sikta mandal: 5.5

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

Mainpur at a glance

Mainpur is a village of 1,698 people in 296 households (Census 2011) in Sikta block, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, the 39th-largest of 61 villages in Sikta block. Literacy is 39%, 4 points below the block average of 43% and the sex ratio is 958 women per 1,000 men. It lies 194 km from the Pashchim Champaran district centre, 22 km from Raksaha, the nearest town, 5 km from Saheri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 845307, served by Sikta post office; the LGD village code is 217222. The nearest hospital or health centre is District Male Hospital Ghazipur, 8 km away. The sarpanch is RAMESH YADAV, and the village votes in Dhaka assembly constituency, represented by MLA Faisal Rahman. The population is estimated at 2,002 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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village	Population	Literacy	Distance
Mainpur · this village	1,698	39%	—
Mainpur · Gopalganj	803	54%	0 km N
Lilapur · Jaunpur	114	41%	6.6 km SW
Lilapur · Bhabua	343	69%	6.6 km SW
Lilapur · Ghazipur	2,079	73%	6.6 km SW
Lilapur · Lalganj	2,058	69%	6.6 km SW
Lilapur · Chandauli	766	49%	6.6 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mainpur

Treated tap water: No
Untreated tap water: No
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: 1
Middle school: 1
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: No
Sub post office: No
Commercial bank: No
Cooperative bank: No
ATM: No
Public bus service: No
Private bus service: No
Railway station: No
Pucca (paved) road: Yes
Anganwadi centre: Yes
ASHA worker: No
Fair-price shop: Yes
Mandi / regular market: Yes
Weekly haat: No
Nearest statutory town: BETTIAH
Distance to nearest town (km): 26
Distance to district HQ (km): 26
Distance to sub-district HQ (km): 38
All-weather road: Yes
Gram panchayat (2011): Mainpur
Total area (ha): 193.91
Irrigated area (ha): 25.08
Forest area (ha): 0

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

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Key facts — Mainpur

LGD code: 217222
Pincode: 845307
Post office: Sikta
Population (Census 2011): 1,698
Population (projected 2026): 2,002
Households: 296
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 958
Literacy rate: 38.5%
Coordinates: 25.51722°N, 83.47930°E
Lok Sabha constituency: Sheohar
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Dhaka
Member of Parliament: Lovely Anand
Member of Legislative Assembly: Faisal Rahman
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan: RAMESH YADAV
Block / Mandal: Sikta
Nearest railway station: Kundwa Chainpur (220.0 km)

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Pashchim Champaran district level

Then & Now

Mainpur — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

1,698

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Population · 2026

2,002

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

296

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Households · 2026

349

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 1,698Census 2011
Households: 296Census 2011
Literacy rate: 38.5%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 958 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 2,0022026 proj. · +17.9% vs 2011
Est. households: 3492026 projection
Active job cards: 2,89,508MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 1,37,356MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 7,71,43,046ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: 904NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 52.5%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 93.5%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 43.3%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: 82.7%NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 50.6%NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 96.4%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Pashchim Champaran district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 37,22,797PMAY-G · 37,22,797 of 44,92,010 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Pashchim Champaran district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 3,93,613Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Pashchim Champaran district

Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.

Boundary & surroundings

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Notable places near Mainpur · Sikta mandal area

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Railway· 1
Mosque· 1

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Mosque
Kahadijtul Kubra Mashjid
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Temple
Barham Baba Mandir
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Bharbaba Mandir
📍 222.5 km awayOSM
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Radha kirishan Matha
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Kabira Matha
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Hanuman Mandir
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Transport

Railway · station
Kundwa Chainpur
📍 220.0 km awayOSM
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Getting there

How to reach Mainpur

Mandal centre

Sikta · ≈ 214 km

≈ 7 h 19 min by car · 8 h 41 min by bike

Directions

District centre

Pashchim Champaran · ≈ 194 km

≈ 6 h 38 min by car · 7 h 53 min by bike

Directions

Nearest town · 11,125 people

Raksaha · ≈ 22 km

≈ 46 min by car · 55 min by bike

Directions

Distance to cities · straight line

Patna167 kmcapital
Kolkata594 km
Delhi710 km
Hyderabad1041 km

Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region

Railway stationSaheri5 km
Bus stophauli17 km
Hospital / PHCDistrict Male Hospital Ghazipur8 km
ATM / bankUnion Bank of India24 km
Petrol pumpHP6 km
CollegeShahid smarak Government Degree college29 km
Police stationWater Police Varanasi53 km

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September 2026

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Nepal floods: A Bihar village grapples with loss and crushing debt

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Monsoon retreat begins: Flood concerns persist in Bihar amid fresh rain

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Bihar Cabinet approves new sugar mill at Warisaliganj

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Nepal floods: A Bihar village grapples with loss and crushing debt
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Monsoon retreat begins: Flood concerns persist in Bihar amid fresh rain
WION3 days ago
Bihar Cabinet approves new sugar mill at Warisaliganj
ChiniMandi3 days ago
Bihar Assembly’s 5-day monsoon session begins today; supplementary budget, key bills on agenda
DD News4 days ago
If the Son canal system has more water, why are Bihar’s fields still thirsty?
Counterview4 days ago
Meet the solar didis turning sunlight into a source of livelihood in rural Bihar
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Quick answers

People often ask about Mainpur

What is the pincode of Mainpur?

The pincode of Mainpur, Sikta block, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar is 845307. The post office is Sikta.

Which post office delivers to Mainpur?

Mail for Mainpur is delivered through Sikta post office, pincode 845307, in Sikta block, Pashchim Champaran district. Use the full village name and the pincode on envelopes and courier forms.

In which district is Mainpur located?

Mainpur is a village in Sikta block of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, India.

What is the population of Mainpur as per Census 2011?

As per the 2011 Census, Mainpur village has a population of 1,698 across 296 households.

Who is the sarpanch of Mainpur?

The current sarpanch of Mainpur gram panchayat is RAMESH YADAV.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Mainpur in?

Mainpur falls under the Sheohar Lok Sabha constituency (PC #4) of Bihar.

Which Vidhan Sabha (assembly) constituency is Mainpur in?

Mainpur falls under the Dhaka assembly constituency (AC #21) of Bihar.

What is the literacy rate in Mainpur?

The Census 2011 literacy rate for Mainpur village is 38.5%.

What is the sex ratio in Mainpur?

The Census 2011 sex ratio for Mainpur village is 958 females per 1,000 males.

What is the nearest railway station to Mainpur?

The nearest railway station to Mainpur is Kundwa Chainpur (~220.0 km).

What government schemes are applicable for residents of Mainpur?

12 schemes currently match residents of Mainpur, including Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana, Mukhya Mantri Vridhjan Pension Yojana, Atal Pension Yojana (APY). Eligibility, benefits, and apply links are listed on the village page.

How far is Mainpur from Pashchim Champaran district centre?

Mainpur is approximately 194 km (straight-line) from the centre of Pashchim Champaran district. See "How to reach" on the village page for directions.

What is the LGD code of Mainpur?

The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Mainpur village is 217222.

Which is the nearest town to Mainpur?

Raksaha (population 11,125, Census 2011) is the nearest large settlement, about 22 km from Mainpur in a straight line.

How big is Mainpur compared to other villages in Sikta block?

Mainpur ranks 39 of 61 villages in Sikta block by Census 2011 population (1,698 residents).

How far is Mainpur from Patna?

Mainpur is about 167 km from Patna in a straight line (the state capital of Bihar); by road expect roughly 217 km.

How far is Mainpur from Kolkata?

Mainpur is about 594 km from Kolkata in a straight line; by road expect roughly 773 km.

Which is the nearest railway station to Mainpur?

Saheri is the nearest railway station to Mainpur, about 5 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 7 km.

Which is the nearest bus stop to Mainpur?

hauli is the nearest bus stop to Mainpur, about 17 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 22 km.

Which is the nearest hospital or health centre to Mainpur?

District Male Hospital Ghazipur is the nearest hospital or health centre to Mainpur, about 8 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 11 km.

Which is the nearest ATM or bank to Mainpur?

Union Bank of India is the nearest ATM or bank to Mainpur, about 24 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 31 km.

Which is the nearest petrol pump to Mainpur?

HP is the nearest petrol pump to Mainpur, about 6 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 7 km.

Who is the MLA of Mainpur?

Mainpur falls under Dhaka assembly constituency (AC 21). The sitting MLA is Faisal Rahman (RJD).

Who is the MP for Mainpur?

Mainpur is in Sheohar Lok Sabha constituency. The sitting Member of Parliament is Lovely Anand (JD(U)).

What is the population of Mainpur in 2026?

Mainpur is estimated at 2,002 people in 2026, up about 18% from 1,698 in the 2011 Census (projection from the state growth rate; the next Census will replace it).

Which agro-climatic zone is Mainpur in?

Bihar falls in the Middle Gangetic Plains zone (rice, wheat, maize, sugarcane) of the ICAR classification; Mainpur in Pashchim Champaran district shares that zone's cropping pattern and rainfall regime.

Who is the sarpanch of Mainpur?

RAMESH YADAV is the sarpanch of Mainpur gram panchayat, Sikta block. See the sarpanch list of Sikta block for every gram panchayat.

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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
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)