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About Pendri Village

Pendri is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 966, made up of 497 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pendri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pendri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pathariya
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 279.82 hectares
Population 966
Male Population 497
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pendri compares

By the 2011 count Pendri is the 77th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 279.82 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Pendri

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

How far is Pendri from other places

Pendri lies about 32 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 22 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 Pendri
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 5.2 km
Nearest town Mungeli 21 km
Nearest railway station Belha 22 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 32 km

Villages closest to Pendri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathariya 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 Pendri

As per the Census of India 2011, Pendri village had a population of 966. That makes it the 77th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Pendri village has 497 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pendri has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Pendri is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pendri covers 279.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pendri falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pendri is Belha, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Pendri.

Pendri is about 32 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pendri is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pathariya is about 5.2 km away. Mungeli is about 21 km away. Belha is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dani Pendri (under 2 km), Pendri Sa (under 2 km) and Tikait Pendri (under 2 km).

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

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