Pimpalgaon Baswant

Pimpalgaon Baswant is a city in Nashik district, Maharashtra, India. It lies 30 km north of Nashik on the NH3.[1] With the new national highway numbering, it lies on NH60.[2] It is well connected with a six lane motorway with Nashik. Its geographical coordinates are 20° 10' 0" North, 73° 59' 0" East.[3] It is situated on the banks of a small river Parashari.[4] It derives its name Baswant from the local deity Baswanteshwar located inside the old town, this also helps to distinguish this town from other towns having the same first name.[5]

Pimpalgaon Baswant, like most other towns in this region of Nashik District is famous for its agricultural produce and has an agrarian economy.[6] It is very famous for its variety of grapes, tomatoes, sugar cane, onions[7] and raisins it produces and exports. Gram Panchayat (local civic administration) prides itself as one of the richest of its kind in Asia. Farmers of Pimpalgaon Baswant are famous for experimental farming of grapes adopting new methods and improving technology.

Schools: Pimpalgaon High School[8] (since 1942), Kanya-vidyalay, Bhimashanker.[9]

Pincode: 422209

Nearest Airport - Nashik Airport (Ozar)[10] - 15 km Shirdi Airport - 68 km Mumbai International Airport - 197 km

Nearest Railway stations - Niphad - 12 km. Nashik Road - 29 km Manmad Junction - 49 km

References
  1. National Highway 3 (India, old numbering)
  2. National Highway 60 (India)
  3. "Pimpalgaon Baswant". Pimpalgaon Baswant. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  4. https://mwrra.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Godavari-Study-Group-Report.pdf
  5. "Grampanchayat | Nashik District, Government of Maharashtra | India".
  6. "Agricultural Produce Market Committee, Pimpalgaon Baswant". apmcpimpalgaon.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  7. "Wholesale prices of onion rise on lower arrivals".
  8. author/admin (18 October 2014). "पिंपळगाव हायस्कूलमध्ये रमले माजी विद्यार्थी". Lokmat (in Marathi). Retrieved 23 February 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. "Bhimashankar Secondary School Pimpalgaon - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  10. "Travel Search". transport-search.org. Retrieved 23 February 2021.


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