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About Mahiyal Village

Mahiyal is a mid sized village in Kheralu tehsil, in the district of Mahesana, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,554, made up of 769 males and 785 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1160.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahiyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahiyal village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Mahesana
Tehsil Kheralu
Pincode 384325
Area (hectares) 1160.97 hectares
Population 1,554
Male Population 769
Female Population 785
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahiyal compares

By the 2011 count Mahiyal is the 33rd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,195 residents. Its 1160.97 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 939.

Getting to Mahiyal

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

How far is Mahiyal from other places

Mahiyal lies about 49 km from Mahesana, and the nearest railway station is Chhapi, about 3.5 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 Mahiyal
Nearest railway station Chhapi 3.5 km
Nearest town Siddhapur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kheralu 31 km
District headquarters Mahesana 49 km

Villages closest to Mahiyal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kheralu 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 Mahiyal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahiyal village had a population of 1,554. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,195 residents.

Mahiyal village has 769 males and 785 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahiyal has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Mahiyal is 384325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahiyal covers 1160.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahiyal falls under Kheralu tehsil of Mahesana district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Mahiyal is Chhapi, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahiyal.

Mahiyal is about 49 km from Mahesana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahiyal is in Kheralu tehsil of Mahesana district. Chhapi is about 3.5 km away. Siddhapur is about 13 km away. Kheralu is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalawada (15 km), Samoja (15 km) and Amarpura (20 km).

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

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