Pimpalgaon Baswant

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

Pimpalgaon Baswant, like most other towns in this region of Nashik District is famous for its agricultural produce and has an agrarian economy. It is very famous for its variety of grapes, tomatoes, sugar cane, onions and raisins it produces and exports. Grampanchayat (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.

Pimpalgaon Baswant called as Mini Dubai because of the economics of farming Like (Grapes, Onion)

Schools:Pimpalgaon highschool(since 1942) ,Kanya-vidyalay, Bhimashanker.

Pincode: 422209


Nearest Airport - Nashik Airport (Ozar) - 15 kms Shirdi Airport - 68 kms Mumbai International Airport - 197 kms

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

References
  1. https://nashik.gov.in/grampanchayat/
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