Pimpalgaon Raja
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Pimpalgaon Raja is gram panchayat
Gram panchayat
Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

 located in tahsil Khamgaon
Khamgaon
Khamgaon is an industrial town and an emerging corporate tehsil in the Buldhana district of Maharashtra, India. Khamgaon used to be the largest trading centre for cotton in Asia.-Geography:...

 of Buldhana district
Buldhana district
-Buldhana district is a district in the Amravati division of Maharashtra state in western India. It is situated at the westernmost border of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra and is 500 km from the state capital, Mumbai...

 of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

 situated on bank of River Dnyanganga
River Dnyanganga
Dnyanganga, , the Ganges of knowledge, is a minor river in Buldhana district of Maharashtra, India. It is a tributary of River Purna, which further is a tributary of River Tapti....

. It is 14 km from Khamgaon. Agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...

 is main occupation here.

Geography

20° 43' 0" North, 76° 26' 0" south

Education

  • Sahakar Vidya Mandir :- upto VII std in English Medium
  • Zilla parishad :- from I to XII

Other

Agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...

 is main occupation of people. It is the main source of income for villagers.
Dnyanganga river is the source of water for agricultural work. Tandulwadi dam on Dnyanganga river, which supplies water to Nandura and Khamgaon
Khamgaon
Khamgaon is an industrial town and an emerging corporate tehsil in the Buldhana district of Maharashtra, India. Khamgaon used to be the largest trading centre for cotton in Asia.-Geography:...

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Bhalegaon is small village near Pimpalgaon Raja where a yearly fair is organised on Kartik full-moon day, which is one of the big festival. Holy places in Pimpalgaon is Renuka Mata Mandir (underground temple) and Ram Mandir

Nearby Places

Places around Pimpalgaon Raja:
  • Tarwadi (9 km / 6 mi.Tarwadi is 292° West-northwest of Pimpalgaon Raja WNW)
  • Goshing (12 km / 8 mi.Goshing is 262° West of Pimpalgaon Raja W)
  • Nandura (13 km / 8 mi.Nandura is 8° North of Pimpalgaon Raja N, Pop. 39,650)
  • Khamgaon
    Khamgaon
    Khamgaon is an industrial town and an emerging corporate tehsil in the Buldhana district of Maharashtra, India. Khamgaon used to be the largest trading centre for cotton in Asia.-Geography:...

    (14 km / 9 mi.Khamgaon is 104° East Southeast of Pimpalgaon Raja ESE, Pop. 94,604)
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