# Pimpalas Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/pimpalas/ Village · Bhiwandi, Thane # Pimpalas Pimpalas is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,935 people in 768 households**, the 4th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 3,935people (2011) - 768households - 81.5%literacy - 960females per 1,000 males ## Pimpalas PIN code and other codes Pimpalas falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBhiwandi - Census village code552660 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pimpalas from nearby towns? - Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Thane (district HQ)14 km by road - Bhiwandi (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 Pimpalas? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Pimpalas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhiwandi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Temghar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Pimpalas known for? The main crops are **rice and vegetables**. About 67% of the 448 hectares of village land is sown, and 298 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 Pimpalas Of every 100 households in Pimpalas in 2011, 99 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Pimpalas · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **90% Toilet within the home ****51%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **46% Tap water ****99%** **49% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%** **52% Use banking services ****69%** **58% Television ****89%** **53% Mobile phone ****86%** **63% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****58%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **5% None of these assets ****4%** **23% Own their home ****96%** **80% 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 Pimpalas? ■ Pimpalas · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **889 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950** **921 Working population ****34.8%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.8% for men and 75.0% for women. 57% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 317 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (2%) · **■** Household industry 58 (4%) · **■** Other work 836 (61%) · **■** Marginal 133 (10%) 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 Bhiwandi - Ranjnoli5,618 people - Gove4,766 people - Angaon4,141 people - Anjur3,807 people - Dive Anjur3,736 people - Saravali3,532 people - Kawad Kh.3,491 people [All 213 villages in Bhiwandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pimpalas from Thane?14 km by road - What is the population of Pimpalas?3,935 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pimpalas in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Pimpalas?81.5% (Census 2011)