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About Mahime Village

Mahime is a large village in Honavar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,685, made up of 1,367 males and 1,318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8012.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581384, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahime Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahime village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Honavar
Pincode 581384
Area (hectares) 8012.58 hectares
Population 2,685
Male Population 1,367
Female Population 1,318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahime compares

By the 2011 count Mahime is the 15th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents. Its 8012.58 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Mahime

Mahime is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahime as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Mahime from other places

Mahime lies about 43 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Manki, about 19 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 Mahime
Nearest railway station Manki 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Honavar 20 km
Nearest town Kumta 28 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 43 km

Villages closest to Mahime

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahime village had a population of 2,685. That makes it the 15th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents.

Mahime village has 1,367 males and 1,318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahime has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Mahime is 581384. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahime covers 8012.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahime falls under Honavar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mahime is Manki, about 19 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahime.

Mahime is about 43 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahime is in Honavar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Manki is about 19 km away. Honavar is about 20 km away. Kumta is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Janna Kadkal (4.2 km), Saralagi (4.5 km) and Upponi (6.3 km).

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

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