Shripat Pimpri

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Country India
Elevation
506.209 m (1,660.791 ft)
PIN
413401
Shripat Pimpri
village
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictSolapur
Elevation
506.209 m (1,660.791 ft)
Population
  Total
10,000
Languages
  OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
413401
Telephone code+91-2184
Vehicle registrationMH-13
Nearest cityBarshi, Solapur
Literacy80%

Shripat Pimpri is a village located in Barshi taluka of the Solapur District of the state of Maharashtra in India.[1] The population of the village is approximately 10000. Bhoinje, Aanjangaon, Gurpoli, Korphale and Wanewadi are the nearby villages of Shripat Pimpri.

The economy of the village is based mainly on agriculture, milk production. The educational system offered in the village continues to 10th year classes. Primary school including lower and upper KG is located in village while the secondary school (Lokseva Vidyalaya) is half kilometer away from the village. The completed education rate is approximately 85% (although this statistic is not recent). The students for higher education go to Barshi - the taluka (Tehsil) place. There are many notable people from village who work as primary and secondary school teachers, state police/officers, engineers, computer scientists, microbiologists, researchers, medicine doctors, pharmacists, journalists etc.

Attractions

There is a famous temple of Hanuman near the bus stand of the village. There is big festival called Yatra on Chaitra Pornima (Hanuman Jayanti). The villagers are spread through Maharashtra and abroad for searching the better future. They gather for Yatra in the village. There are other temples also in the village such as Vithoba, Dattatreya, Dnyaneshwar, Mhasoba, a place for Snake worship and one masjid (Mosque) at the center of the village. Thus making the small village with a multicultural hub.

Community

The villagers represent from diverse castes and communities. The Bara Balutedar system still exists in the village with the people from different servant groups follow their traditional businesses. However, globalization and very unpredictable agriculture income is making these servants either to migrate to cities or to change the professions. Many People work in different areas of Maharashtra like Barshi, Mahad, Bangalore, Goa, Gujarat, New Delhi and Pune. Various villagers are working in western world as well. This makes the village being noticed as a part of resource-poor settings in India but with great potential.

Important members of society

Transportation

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