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About Pimpalwadi Village

Pimpalwadi is a small village in Vaibhavvadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 491, made up of 239 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433 hectares hectares.

Pimpalwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pimpalwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Vaibhavvadi
Area (hectares) 433 hectares
Population 491
Male Population 239
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pimpalwadi compares

By the 2011 count Pimpalwadi is the 33rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 743 residents. Its 433 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Pimpalwadi

Pimpalwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pimpalwadi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pimpalwadi from other places

Pimpalwadi lies about 28 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Sawantwadi Road, about 12 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 Pimpalwadi
Nearest railway station Sawantwadi Road 12 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Vaibhavvadi 28 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 28 km

Villages closest to Pimpalwadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vaibhavvadi 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 Pimpalwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pimpalwadi village had a population of 491. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 743 residents.

Pimpalwadi village has 239 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pimpalwadi has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Pimpalwadi covers 433 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pimpalwadi falls under Vaibhavvadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pimpalwadi is Sawantwadi Road, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Pimpalwadi is about 28 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pimpalwadi is in Vaibhavvadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sawantwadi Road is about 12 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 18 km away. Vaibhavvadi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palandewadi (under 2 km), Upale (under 2 km) and Tembewadi (17 km).

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

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