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About Mahiji Village

Mahiji is a large village in Pachora tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,617, made up of 1,320 males and 1,297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 446 hectares hectares.

Mahiji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahiji village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Pachora
Area (hectares) 446 hectares
Population 2,617
Male Population 1,320
Female Population 1,297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mahiji compares

By the 2011 count Mahiji is the 22nd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents. Its 446 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Mahiji

Mahiji is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahiji 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahiji from other places

Mahiji lies about 29 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Maheji, about 3.2 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 Mahiji
Nearest railway station Maheji 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachora 15 km
Nearest town Pāchora 15 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 29 km

Villages closest to Mahiji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahiji village had a population of 2,617. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents.

Mahiji village has 1,320 males and 1,297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahiji has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Mahiji covers 446 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahiji falls under Pachora tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mahiji is Maheji, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahiji.

Mahiji is about 29 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahiji is in Pachora tehsil of Jalgaon district. Maheji is about 3.2 km away. Pachora is about 15 km away. Pāchora is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Varasade Pr Bornar (under 2 km), Kurangi (2.2 km) and Dhokalkhede (2.9 km).

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

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