# Pimpalwat Village, Guhagar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Guhagar, Ratnagiri 

# Pimpalwat

Pimpalwat is a village in Guhagar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **268 people in 87 households**, the 112th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%.

- 268people (2011)
- 87households
- 66.5%literacy
- 1,291females per 1,000 males

## Pimpalwat PIN code and other codes

Pimpalwat falls in Guhagar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockGuhagar
- Census village code565378

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

## How far is Pimpalwat from nearby towns?

- Guhagar (sub-district HQ)43 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)120 km by road
- Chiplun (nearest town)57 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 Pimpalwat?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Pimpalwat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Guhagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Guhagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ranvi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Pimpalwat known for?

About 27% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Pimpalwat

Of every 100 households in Pimpalwat in 2011, 86 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pimpalwat · ■ Guhagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****98%**

**58%

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

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**86%

Use banking services ****8%**

**58%

Television ****20%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****53%**

**42%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Pimpalwat?

■ Pimpalwat · ■ Guhagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1291**

**1257

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****643**

**913

Working population ****59.7%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 56.3% for women. 52% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 90 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (42%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Guhagar

- Muslondi322 people
- Gonavali315 people
- Nagazari315 people
- Gonabarewadi271 people
- Umarath Kh.266 people
- Veldur264 people
- Daphalewadi260 people
- Pati238 people

[All 121 villages in Guhagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/guhagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pimpalwat from Ratnagiri?120 km by road
- What is the population of Pimpalwat?268 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pimpalwat in?Ratnagiri district (Guhagar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Pimpalwat?66.5% (Census 2011)