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Pimpalshenda observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
By population, Pimpalshenda ranks #103 of 136 villages in Manora mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pimpalshenda is a village of 310 people in 77 households (Census 2011) in Manora taluka, Washim district, Maharashtra, the 103rd-largest of 136 villages in Manora taluka. Literacy is 56%, 14 points below the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,109 women per 1,000 men. It lies 175 km from the Washim district centre, 11 km from Pusla, the nearest town, 9 km from Warud Orange City railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 444404, served by Manora (Washim) post office; the LGD village code is 531099. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kashikar Hospital, 6 km away. The village votes in Karanja assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sai Prakash Dahake. The population is estimated at 365 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Umari (Kd) →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pimpalshenda · this village | 310 | 56% | — |
| Pimpalshenda · Kalamb | 1,222 | 65% | 0 km N |
| Pimpalshenda · Mangrulpir | 0 | — | 0 km N |
| Pimpalshenda · Barshitakli | 0 | — | 0 km N |
| Pimpalshenda · Warud | 185 | 52% | 0 km N |
| Pimpalshenda · Ralegaon | 0 | — | 0 km N |
| Zatamziri · Warud | 901 | 63% | 1.9 km W |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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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