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About Mahimalai Village

Mahimalai is a mid sized village in Papanasam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,179, made up of 588 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahimalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahimalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Papanasam
Pincode 614401
Area (hectares) 323.78 hectares
Population 1,179
Male Population 588
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahimalai compares

By the 2011 count Mahimalai is the 69th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents. Its 323.78 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Mahimalai

Mahimalai 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 Mahimalai 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahimalai from other places

Mahimalai 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
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

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahimalai village had a population of 1,179. That makes it the 69th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents.

Mahimalai village has 588 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahimalai has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

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

Mahimalai covers 323.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahimalai 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahimalai.

Mahimalai 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 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 Bit (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 today is likely to be higher.

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