# Pimpalgaon Bk. Village, Karanja, Washim (Maharashtra)

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Village · Karanja, Washim 

# Pimpalgaon Bk.

Pimpalgaon Bk. is a village in Karanja sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **575 people in 110 households**, the 91st largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 575people (2011)
- 110households
- 87.7%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Pimpalgaon Bk. PIN code and other codes

Pimpalgaon Bk. falls in Karanja sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKaranja
- Census village code530876

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

## How far is Pimpalgaon Bk. from nearby towns?

- Karanja (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Washim (district HQ)97 km by road
- Karanja (nearest town)25 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 Bk.?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kamargaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mangrulpir
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karanja
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Pimpalgaon Bk. known for?

About 82% of the 503 hectares of village land is sown, and 399 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 Bk.

Of every 100 households in Pimpalgaon Bk. in 2011, 78 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pimpalgaon Bk. · ■ Karanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****46%**

**62%

Television ****36%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**42%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Bk.?

■ Pimpalgaon Bk. · ■ Karanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**926

Working population ****50.6%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 82.4% for women. 58% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 198 (68%)

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 Karanja

- Pimpalgaon Kh.615 people
- Murambi610 people
- Bhiwari594 people
- Dhangarkhed582 people
- Naregaon574 people
- Bhuloda555 people
- Dadgaon554 people
- Chandhai552 people

[All 167 villages in Karanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/karanja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pimpalgaon Bk. from Washim?97 km by road
- What is the population of Pimpalgaon Bk.?575 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pimpalgaon Bk. in?Washim district (Karanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Pimpalgaon Bk.?87.7% (Census 2011)