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About Pendra Village

Pendra is a small village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 217 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pendra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pendra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 495003
Area (hectares) 219.35 hectares
Population 424
Male Population 217
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
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 176th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 219.35 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

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 17 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bhimkhoj, about 8.8 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
Nearest railway station Bhimkhoj 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 17 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 17 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 17 km

Villages closest to Pendra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagbahra 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 424. That makes it the 176th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Pendra village has 217 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pendra has about 954 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 1032.

The pincode recorded for Pendra is 495003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pendra covers 219.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pendra falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pendra is Bhimkhoj, about 8.8 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 17 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pendra is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Bhimkhoj is about 8.8 km away. Bagbahra is about 17 km away. Mahasamund is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tusda (1.9 km), Dumarpali (2.0 km) and Jamli (2.3 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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