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About Pimpalgaon Village

Pimpalgaon is a small village in Kankavli tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 202 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,233 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349.71 hectares hectares.

Pimpalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pimpalgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Kankavli
Area (hectares) 349.71 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 202
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,233
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pimpalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Pimpalgaon is the 78th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 349.71 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Pimpalgaon

Pimpalgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pimpalgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pimpalgaon from other places

Pimpalgaon lies about 23 km from Kankavli, and the nearest railway station is Sindhudurg, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pimpalgaon
Nearest railway station Sindhudurg 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kankavli 23 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 38 km

Villages closest to Pimpalgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kankavli tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Pimpalgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Pimpalgaon village had a population of 451. That makes it the 78th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Pimpalgaon village has 202 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pimpalgaon has about 1233 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Pimpalgaon covers 349.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pimpalgaon falls under Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pimpalgaon is Sindhudurg, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pimpalgaon.

Pimpalgaon is about 23 km from Kankavli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pimpalgaon is in Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sindhudurg is about 14 km away. Kankavli is about 23 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ozaram (8.9 km), Tondavali (9.6 km) and Jambhalgaon (14 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pimpalgaon today is likely to be higher.

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