About Mahim Village

Mahim is one of the larger villages in Palghar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,343, made up of 5,086 males and 5,257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3715.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahim village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Palghar
Pincode	401402
Area (hectares)	3715.9 hectares
Population	10,343
Male Population	5,086
Female Population	5,257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,034
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahim compares

By the 2011 count Mahim is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 3715.9 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Mahim

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

Mahim lies about 56 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Kelve Road, about 7.9 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 Mahim
Tehsil headquarters	Palghar	7.4 km
Nearest town	Pālghar	7.4 km
Nearest railway station	Kelve Road	7.9 km
District headquarters	Thane	56 km

Villages closest to Mahim

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

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Common questions about Mahim

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahim village had a population of 10,343. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Mahim village has 5,086 males and 5,257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahim has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Mahim is 401402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahim covers 3715.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahim falls under Palghar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mahim is Kelve Road, about 7.9 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 village for Mahim.

Mahim is about 56 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahim is in Palghar tehsil of Thane district. Palghar is about 7.4 km away. Pālghar is about 7.4 km away. Kelve Road is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.