# Pimpalgaon Village, Kankavli, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kankavli, Sindhudurg 

# Pimpalgaon

Pimpalgaon is a village in Kankavli sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **451 people in 133 households**, the 79th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 451people (2011)
- 133households
- 79.6%literacy
- 1,233females per 1,000 males

## Pimpalgaon PIN code and other codes

Pimpalgaon falls in Kankavli sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKankavli
- Census village code566493

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?

- Kankavli (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)46 km by road
- Malwan (nearest town)58 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?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sangave
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kankavli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phonda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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?

The main crops are **rice, mango and cashew**. About 42% of the 350 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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, 93 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pimpalgaon · ■ Kankavli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**18%

Tap water ****18%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**84%

Use banking services ****79%**

**58%

Television ****21%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****49%**

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**89%

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 · ■ Kankavli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1233**

**1060

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****579**

**934

Working population ****61.9%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 72.7% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 262 (94%)

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 Kankavli

- Jambhalgaon489 people
- Chinchwali487 people
- Humbarane473 people
- Sambhajinagar453 people
- Audumbarnagar414 people
- Dhareshwar411 people
- Lingeshwar408 people
- Yevteshwargaon408 people

[All 105 villages in Kankavli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kankavli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pimpalgaon from Oras Bk.?46 km by road
- What is the population of Pimpalgaon?451 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pimpalgaon in?Sindhudurg district (Kankavli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Pimpalgaon?79.6% (Census 2011)