# Pimpalgaon Village, Desaiganj, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/desaiganj/pimpalgaon/ Village · Desaiganj, Gadchiroli # Pimpalgaon Pimpalgaon is a village in Desaiganj sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,366 people in 251 households**, the 16th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.9%. - 1,366people (2011) - 251households - 87.9%literacy - 1,042females per 1,000 males ## Pimpalgaon PIN code and other codes Pimpalgaon falls in Desaiganj sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDesaiganj - Census village code538488 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? - Desaiganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)52 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town)15 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? 12 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 · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Vihirgaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Desaiganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 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 18% of the 1,222 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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, 72 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pimpalgaon · ■ Desaiganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **74% Toilet within the home ****72%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **58% Tap water ****1%** **32% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **91% Use banking services ****96%** **75% Television ****22%** **24% Mobile phone ****31%** **26% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **24% Own their home ****94%** **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 Pimpalgaon? ■ Pimpalgaon · ■ Desaiganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%** **79.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042** **985 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****732** **983 Working population ****44.3%** **59.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.2% for men and 80.2% for women. 45% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 90 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 289 (48%) · **■** Other work 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 209 (35%) 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 Desaiganj - Gandhi Nagar1,740 people - Ekalpur1,431 people - Shankarpur1,415 people - Potgaon1,403 people - Dongargaon Halbi1,186 people - Vihirgaon1,155 people - Shivrajpur Chak1,113 people - Kasari Tukum1,022 people [All 36 villages in Desaiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/desaiganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pimpalgaon from Gadchiroli?52 km by road - What is the population of Pimpalgaon?1,366 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pimpalgaon in?Gadchiroli district (Desaiganj sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Pimpalgaon?87.9% (Census 2011)