# Maina Village, Sonbarsa, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/maina/ Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa # Maina Maina is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,167 people in 755 households**, the 26th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%. - 4,167people (2011) - 755households - 47.4%literacy - 920females per 1,000 males ## Maina PIN code and other codes Maina falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPararia - Community development blockSonbarsa - Census village code226539 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? - Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)36 km by road - Sahaarasa (nearest town)36 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? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Maina; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saharsa - ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 h winter 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 76% of the 355 hectares of village land is sown, and 173 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, 6 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Maina · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **3% Toilet within the home ****7%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****27%** **44% Television ****4%** **4% Mobile phone ****37%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****55%** **40% 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 · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.4%** **52.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898** **937 Working population ****35.7%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.5% for men and 34.4% for women. 45% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 363 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 265 (18%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 214 (14%) · **■** Marginal 637 (43%) 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 Sonbarsa - Bhasti4,504 people - Baitha Masahri4,452 people - Kopa4,421 people - Mahua patti Uttarwari4,219 people - Paita3,908 people - Manori3,824 people - Sarauni Madhepura3,386 people - Pachlakh3,365 people [All 59 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Maina from Saharsa?36 km by road - What is the population of Maina?4,167 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maina in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Maina?47.4% (Census 2011)