| Official Name: | Mainapokhar |
| Native Name: | मैनापोखर |
| Settlement Type: | Village development committee |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal Lumbini Province# Nepal |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lumbini Province |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lumbini Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bardiya |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 20000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | Nepal Time |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
| Coordinates: | 28.19°N 81.48°W |
| Area Code: | 084 |
| Website: | www.mainapokhar.com |
Mainapokhar is a village development committee in Bardiya District in Lumbini Province of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6,841 and had 951 houses in the town. Now it reaches to nearly 20000 in 2016. It is nearly 20 km far from Nepalgunj.
It is near to local Indian Market Balegaun, which can be reached 5 km from Maiapokhar through Ranipur & Padariya.
There are mostly Hindu People. They are greater in number than people of other religions (mainly Muslim).
Badhaiya Lake: a tourist destination where people from nearby places come for enjoyment. They can go boating and can have a variety of fish dishes. They can go cycling around the lake.
Temperature highly affects the lifestyle of Mainapokhar. Due to extreme heat in summer season, people wear light cotton clothes and rarely come out during the day time. While in the winter season, the temperature may drop to 4 °C during which people wear thick woollen clothes.