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About Mahimal Village

Mahimal is a mid sized village in Chikhli tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 812, made up of 430 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 443.27 hectares hectares.

Mahimal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahimal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Chikhli
Area (hectares) 443.27 hectares
Population 812
Male Population 430
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahimal compares

By the 2011 count Mahimal is the 102nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents. Its 443.27 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Mahimal

Mahimal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahimal 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 Mahimal from other places

Mahimal lies about 27 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 43 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 Mahimal
Tehsil headquarters Chikhli 13 km
District headquarters Buldana 27 km
Nearest railway station Khamgaon 43 km

Villages closest to Mahimal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahimal village had a population of 812. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents.

Mahimal village has 430 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahimal has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Mahimal covers 443.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahimal falls under Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mahimal is Khamgaon, about 43 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 Mahimal.

Mahimal is about 27 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahimal is in Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district. Chikhli is about 13 km away. Buldana is about 27 km away. Khamgaon is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dahigaon (under 2 km), Pandhardeo (1.8 km) and Karatwadi (1.9 km).

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

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