# Mahimal, Chikhli, Buldana – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chikhli, Buldana 

# Mahimal

Mahimal is a village in [Chikhli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/chikhli/) sub-district of [Buldana](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/) district, [Maharashtra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/). The 2011 Census counted **812 people in 216 households**, the 103rd largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%.

- 812people (2011)
- 216households
- 85.7%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Mahimal PIN code and other codes

Mahimal falls in Chikhli sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChikhli
- Census village code529115

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mahimal from nearby towns?

- Chikhli (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)40 km by road
- Chikhli (nearest town)19 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Mahimal?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mahimal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dahigaon
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Peth
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chikhli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mahimal known for?

About 87% of the 443 hectares of village land is sown, and 360 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mahimal

Of every 100 households in Mahimal in 2011, 94 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mahimal · ■ Chikhli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**80%

Tap water ****99%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**91%

Use banking services ****94%**

**60%

Television ****53%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**38%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Mahimal?

■ Mahimal · ■ Chikhli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**82.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****706**

**827

Working population ****63.3%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 77.5% for women. 62% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 138 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 356 (69%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chikhli

- Gunjala835 people
- Ranantri828 people
- Naigaon Kh.822 people
- Sawarkhed Najik820 people
- Sawarkhed Bk.812 people
- Anwi779 people
- Dongargaon777 people
- Babhulgaon769 people

[All 145 villages in Chikhli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/chikhli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahimal from Buldana?40 km by road
- What is the population of Mahimal?812 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahimal in?Buldana district (Chikhli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Mahimal?85.7% (Census 2011)