# Mainpur Village, Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Mainpur

Mainpur is a village in Charama sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494334**. The 2011 Census counted **946 people in 229 households**, the 43rd largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 946people (2011)
- 229households
- 77.4%literacy
- 494334PIN code

## Mainpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mainpur is 494334.** Mainpur falls in Charama sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494334
- Gram panchayatMainpur
- Community development blockCharama
- Census village code447480

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

## How far is Mainpur from nearby towns?

- Charama (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)23 km by road
- Charama (nearest town)19 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 Mainpur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Mainpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lakhanpuri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Charama
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Mainpur known for?

About 76% of the 525 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Mainpur

Of every 100 households in Mainpur in 2011, 78 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mainpur · ■ Charama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****39%**

**72%

Television ****23%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**23%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Mainpur?

■ Mainpur · ■ Charama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1093**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**957

Working population ****54.7%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 66.4% for women. 60% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 154 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (15%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (7%) · **■** Marginal 243 (47%)

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 Charama

- Shahawada1,023 people
- Basanwahi1,006 people
- Machandur975 people
- Kishanpuri953 people
- Salhetola946 people
- Pipraud943 people
- Chandeli940 people
- Karaiha938 people

[All 97 villages in Charama](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/charama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mainpur?494334
- How far is Mainpur from Kanker?23 km by road
- What is the population of Mainpur?946 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mainpur in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Charama sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Mainpur?77.4% (Census 2011)