# Maina Village, Palasi, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Palasi, Araria 

# Maina

Maina is a village in Palasi sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854329**. The 2011 Census counted **1,578 people in 308 households**, the 55th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%.

- 1,578people (2011)
- 308households
- 33.5%literacy
- 854329PIN code

## Maina PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maina is 854329.** Maina falls in Palasi sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854329
- Gram panchayatSukhsaina
- Community development blockPalasi
- Census village code222073

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Maina from nearby towns?

- Palasi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)22 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)22 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Maina?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Maina; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Ramnagar
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Maina known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 182 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Maina

Of every 100 households in Maina in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maina · ■ Palasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****31%**

**18%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Maina?

■ Maina · ■ Palasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.5%**

**52.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061**

**972

Working population ****38.0%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.7% for men and 23.4% for women. 47% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 74 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (14%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 439 (73%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Palasi

- Nakta Khurd1,699 people
- Seyampur1,692 people
- Dala1,609 people
- Sohandar1,605 people
- Gyaspur1,563 people
- Purandaha1,555 people
- Domaria1,496 people
- Barkumba1,489 people

[All 107 villages in Palasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/palasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maina?854329
- How far is Maina from Araria?22 km by road
- What is the population of Maina?1,578 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maina in?Araria district (Palasi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Maina?33.5% (Census 2011)