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About Pendarwa Village

Pendarwa is a mid sized village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,263, made up of 642 males and 621 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pendarwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pendarwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilha
Pincode 495222
Area (hectares) 274.25 hectares
Population 1,263
Male Population 642
Female Population 621
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pendarwa compares

By the 2011 count Pendarwa is the 39th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 274.25 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Pendarwa

Pendarwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pendarwa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pendarwa from other places

Pendarwa lies about 18 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 3.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pendarwa
Tehsil headquarters Bilha under 2 km
Nearest railway station Belha 3.1 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 18 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 18 km

Villages closest to Pendarwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilha tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Pendarwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Pendarwa village had a population of 1,263. That makes it the 39th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Pendarwa village has 642 males and 621 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pendarwa has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Pendarwa is 495222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pendarwa covers 274.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pendarwa falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pendarwa is Belha, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pendarwa.

Pendarwa is about 18 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pendarwa is in Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Bilha is about under 2 km away. Belha is about 3.1 km away. Bilaspur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nipaniya (under 2 km), Kewanchhi (under 2 km) and Bhaisbod (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pendarwa today is likely to be higher.

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