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About Mahima Village

Mahima is a small village in Chhindgarh tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 85 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,176 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahima Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahima village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Chhindgarh
Pincode 494115
Area (hectares) 174.35 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 85
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,176
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahima compares

By the 2011 count Mahima is the 75th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 174.35 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1096.

Getting to Mahima

Mahima is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahima as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahima from other places

Mahima lies about 33 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kaklur, about 32 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mahima
Nearest railway station Kaklur 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhindgarh 33 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 33 km
Nearest town Malakanagiri 34 km

Villages closest to Mahima

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhindgarh tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Mahima

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahima village had a population of 185. That makes it the 75th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Mahima village has 85 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahima has about 1176 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1096.

The pincode recorded for Mahima is 494115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahima covers 174.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahima falls under Chhindgarh tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mahima is Kaklur, about 32 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahima.

Mahima is about 33 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahima is in Chhindgarh tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Kaklur is about 32 km away. Chhindgarh is about 33 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keratong (under 2 km), Andumpal (4.0 km) and Doleras (6.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mahima today is likely to be higher.

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