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Nimsakhar observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
By population, Nimsakhar ranks #9 of 139 villages in Indapur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nimsakhar is a village of 6,000 people in 1,284 households (Census 2011) in Indapur taluka, Pune district, Maharashtra, the 9th-largest of 139 villages in Indapur taluka. Literacy is 74%, 2 points above the taluka average of 71% and the sex ratio is 943 women per 1,000 men. It lies 92 km from the Pune district centre, 19 km from Malshiras, the nearest town, 31 km from Baramati railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 413114, served by Walchandnagar post office; the LGD village code is 557057. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Lasurne, 11 km away. The village votes in Ashti assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dhas Suresh Ramchandra. The population is estimated at 7,074 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nimsakhar →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nimsakhar · this village | 6,000 | 74% | — |
| Bangarde · Shrigonda | 1,685 | 60% | 0.7 km W |
| Bangarde · Malshiras | 1,993 | 64% | 0.7 km W |
| Palasmandal · Malshiras | 2,589 | 67% | 2.8 km SE |
| Ghorpadwadi · Indapur | 1,401 | 76% | 4.6 km NE |
| Ghorpadwadi · Rahuri | 1,509 | 63% | 4.6 km NE |
| Walchandnagar · Indapur | — | — | 4.8 km NW |
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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