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About Mahimalai Bit Village

Mahimalai Bit is a mid sized village in Papanasam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 600, made up of 302 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahimalai Bit Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahimalai Bit village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Papanasam
Pincode 614401
Area (hectares) 6.54 hectares
Population 600
Male Population 302
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahimalai Bit compares

By the 2011 count Mahimalai Bit is the 91st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents. Its 6.54 hectares work out to about 92 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Mahimalai Bit

The census records public bus service for Mahimalai Bit as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahimalai Bit from other places

Mahimalai Bit lies about 20 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Ammapet, about 4.2 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 Mahimalai Bit
Nearest railway station Ammapet 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Papanasam 13 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 18 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 20 km

Villages closest to Mahimalai Bit

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Papanasam 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 Mahimalai Bit

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahimalai Bit village had a population of 600. That makes it the 91st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents.

Mahimalai Bit village has 302 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahimalai Bit has about 987 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 1008.

The pincode recorded for Mahimalai Bit is 614401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahimalai Bit covers 6.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 92 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahimalai Bit falls under Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mahimalai Bit is Ammapet, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahimalai Bit.

Mahimalai Bit is about 20 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahimalai Bit is in Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Ammapet is about 4.2 km away. Papanasam is about 13 km away. Kumbakonam is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahimalai (under 2 km), Deepambalpuram (1.6 km) and Neikunnam (2.1 km).

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

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