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About Pendra Village

Pendra is a small village in Magarlod tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 73 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,178 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pendra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pendra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Magarlod
Pincode 493663
Area (hectares) 106.95 hectares
Population 159
Male Population 73
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,178
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pendra compares

By the 2011 count Pendra is the 104th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 106.95 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Pendra

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

How far is Pendra from other places

Pendra lies about 31 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sarsonpuri, about 24 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 Pendra
Tehsil headquarters Magarlod 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Sarsonpuri 24 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 31 km

Villages closest to Pendra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pendra village had a population of 159. That makes it the 104th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Pendra village has 73 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pendra has about 1178 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Pendra is 493663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pendra covers 106.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pendra falls under Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pendra is Sarsonpuri, about 24 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 <5 km distance for Pendra.

Pendra is about 31 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pendra is in Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district. Magarlod is about 8.6 km away. Sarsonpuri is about 24 km away. Dhamtari is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusumkhuta (2.1 km), Birjhuli (2.7 km) and Alekhuta (3.4 km).

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

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