About Gendra Village

Gendra is a small village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 466, made up of 235 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493773, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gendra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gendra village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Dhamtari
Tehsil	Nagri
Pincode	493773
Area (hectares)	225.82 hectares
Population	466
Male Population	235
Female Population	231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gendra compares

By the 2011 count Gendra is the 111th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 225.82 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Gendra

Gendra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gendra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gendra from other places

Gendra lies about 40 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sankra, about 40 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 Gendra
Tehsil headquarters	Nagri	19 km
District headquarters	Dhamtari	40 km
Nearest railway station	Sankra	40 km

Villages closest to Gendra

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

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Common questions about Gendra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gendra village had a population of 466. That makes it the 111th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Gendra village has 235 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gendra has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Gendra is 493773. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gendra covers 225.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gendra falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gendra is Sankra, about 40 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 10+ km distance for Gendra.

Gendra is about 40 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gendra is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 19 km away. Dhamtari is about 40 km away. Sankra is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.