# Pimpalwadi Village, Vaibhavvadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Vaibhavvadi, Sindhudurg 

# Pimpalwadi

Pimpalwadi is a village in Vaibhavvadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **491 people in 143 households**, the 33rd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.0%.

- 491people (2011)
- 143households
- 79.9%literacy
- 1,054females per 1,000 males

## Pimpalwadi PIN code and other codes

Pimpalwadi falls in Vaibhavvadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVaibhavvadi
- Census village code566358

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

## How far is Pimpalwadi from nearby towns?

- Vaibhavvadi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)48 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)8 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 Pimpalwadi?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vaibhavwadi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Vaibhavwadi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Edgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Pimpalwadi known for?

The main crops are **rice, nagli and cashew**. About 79% of the 433 hectares of village land is sown, and 344 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 Pimpalwadi

Of every 100 households in Pimpalwadi in 2011, 78 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Pimpalwadi · ■ Vaibhavvadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**23%

Tap water ****90%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****40%**

**59%

Television ****33%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****18%**

**4%

None of these assets ****17%**

**35%

Own their home ****43%**

**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 Pimpalwadi?

■ Pimpalwadi · ■ Vaibhavvadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**1132

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**971

Working population ****42.2%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 66.4% for women. 47% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 160 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (18%) · **■** Marginal 8 (4%)

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 Vaibhavvadi

- Kumbhavade612 people
- Ainari566 people
- Narkarwadi564 people
- Khambalwadi504 people
- Digashi483 people
- Tiravade Tarf Soundal447 people
- Jamdarwadi445 people
- Bhom437 people

[All 59 villages in Vaibhavvadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/vaibhavvadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pimpalwadi from Oras Bk.?48 km by road
- What is the population of Pimpalwadi?491 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pimpalwadi in?Sindhudurg district (Vaibhavvadi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Pimpalwadi?79.9% (Census 2011)