# Pimpalgaon Village, Chimur, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chimur, Chandrapur 

# Pimpalgaon

Pimpalgaon is a village in Chimur sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,295 people in 348 households**, the 30th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 1,295people (2011)
- 348households
- 71.3%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Pimpalgaon PIN code and other codes

Pimpalgaon falls in Chimur sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChimur
- Census village code540483

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

## How far is Pimpalgaon from nearby towns?

- Chimur (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)110 km by road
- Warora (nearest town)70 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 Pimpalgaon?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Pimpalgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jambhulghat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chimur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Pimpalgaon known for?

About 91% of the 442 hectares of village land is sown, and 326 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 Pimpalgaon

Of every 100 households in Pimpalgaon in 2011, 70 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pimpalgaon · ■ Chimur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**73%

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

**30%

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

**69%

Tap water ****21%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**85%

Use banking services ****35%**

**69%

Television ****10%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**35%

Own their home ****95%**

**92%

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 Pimpalgaon?

■ Pimpalgaon · ■ Chimur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1175**

**960

Working population ****67.7%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 63.9% for women. 69% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 428 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 422 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (3%) · **■** Marginal 4 (0%)

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 Chimur

- Lohara BJ1,479 people
- Sawari1,479 people
- Sathgaon1,409 people
- Pimpalneri1,301 people
- Bothali1,290 people
- Kawadsi Deshmane1,274 people
- Metepar1,255 people
- Vihirgaon1,221 people

[All 259 villages in Chimur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/chimur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pimpalgaon from Chandrapur?110 km by road
- What is the population of Pimpalgaon?1,295 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pimpalgaon in?Chandrapur district (Chimur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Pimpalgaon?71.3% (Census 2011)