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- LGD code
- 534639
- Pincode
- 442301
- Post office
- Hinganghat
- Population
- 908
- Households
- 216
- Literacy rate
- 81.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1064 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 516
- Distance to district centre
- 41 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 623 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 366 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chitoda · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Life Care Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Nimbha compares
By population, Nimbha ranks #33 of 222 villages in Samudrapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
81.8%
+7.7% vs mandal average
Nimbha81.8%
Samudrapur mandal74.1%
Wardha district78.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,064
+132 vs mandal average
Nimbha1,064
Samudrapur mandal932
Household size
people per home
4.2
+0.1 vs mandal average
Nimbha4.2
Samudrapur mandal4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nimbha at a glance
Nimbha is a village of 908 people in 216 households (Census 2011) in Samudrapur taluka, Wardha district, Maharashtra, the 33rd-largest of 222 villages in Samudrapur taluka. Literacy is 82%, 8 points above the taluka average of 74% and the sex ratio is 1,064 women per 1,000 men. It lies 41 km from the Wardha district centre, 27 km from Nachangaon, the nearest town, 5 km from Chitoda railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 442301, served by Hinganghat post office; the LGD village code is 534639. The nearest hospital or health centre is Life Care Hospital, 3 km away. The village votes in Deoli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Bhaurao Bakane. The population is estimated at 1,071 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Nimbha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- HINGANGHAT
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 57
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 750.62
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 431.9
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Nimbha
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Key facts — Nimbha
- LGD code
- 534639
- Pincode
- 442301
- Post office
- Hinganghat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 908
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,071
- Households
- 216
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1064
- Literacy rate
- 81.8%
- Coordinates
- 20.67945°N, 78.59035°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Wardha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Deoli
- Member of Parliament
- Amar Kale
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Bhaurao Bakane
- Block / Mandal
- Samudrapur
Getting there
How to reach Nimbha
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai623 kmcapital
- Hyderabad366 km
- Chennai863 km
- Bengaluru864 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChitoda5 km
- Hospital / PHCLife Care Hospital3 km
- ATM / bankTirupati Bank ATM4 km
- Petrol pumpHP Petrol Pump5 km
- CollegeOm College of Engineering3 km
- Police stationPolice Station Sawangi (M)4 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Nimbha
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Nimbha
8 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Maharshi Vidya MandirSchool2.6 km ↗
- 🏫Jawahar Navodaya VidyalayaSchool2.8 km ↗
- 🎓Om College of EngineeringCollege3.1 km ↗
- 🏫School of ScholarsSchool3.3 km ↗
- 🏫Datta Meghe Institute of Engineering, Technology & ResearchSchool3.7 km ↗
- 🏫Jawaharlal Nehru Medical CollegeSchool4.3 km ↗
- 🏫Bhavan's Lloyds vidya NiketanSchool4.4 km ↗
- 🎓Institute Of Pharmaceutical Education And ResearchCollege4.7 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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