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Pimplas observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
The principal temple recorded for Rahta mandal is Ganpati Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Pimplas itself.
By population, Pimplas ranks #31 of 58 villages in Rahta mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pimplas ಮಹಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರದ ಅಹ್ಮದ್ ನಗರ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Rahta ತಾಲೂಕುದಲ್ಲಿ 3,577 ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 718 ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ (2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ) ಇರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ, Rahta ತಾಲೂಕುದ 58 ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 31ನೇ ದೊಡ್ಡದು. ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ 71%, ತಾಲೂಕು ಸರಾಸರಿ 72% ಗೆ ಸಮಾನ ಮತ್ತು ಲಿಂಗಾನುಪಾತ 1,000 ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ 955 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು. ಪಿನ್ಕೋಡ್ 423107, Rahata ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ; LGD ಗ್ರಾಮ ಕೋಡ್ 557585. ಗ್ರಾಮ Gangapur ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ, ಶಾಸಕ Bumb Prashant Bansilal. 2026ರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂದಾಜು ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 4,217, 2011ಕ್ಕಿಂತ 18% ಹೆಚ್ಚು.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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