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About Pendra Village

Pendra is a mid sized village in Chhura tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 563, made up of 290 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 547.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pendra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pendra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Chhura
Pincode 497778
Area (hectares) 547.09 hectares
Population 563
Male Population 290
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pendra compares

By the 2011 count Pendra is the 78th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 547.09 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1038.

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 - 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 Pendra from other places

Pendra lies about 83 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Khariar Road, about 36 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 Chhura 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Khariar Road 36 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 45 km
District headquarters Raipur 83 km

Villages closest to Pendra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhura 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 563. That makes it the 78th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Pendra village has 290 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pendra has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Pendra is 497778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pendra covers 547.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pendra falls under Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pendra is Khariar Road, about 36 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 - 10 km distance for Pendra.

Pendra is about 83 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pendra is in Chhura tehsil of Raipur district. Chhura is about 9.9 km away. Khariar Road is about 36 km away. Mahāsamund is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamraj (1.5 km), Seharapani (2.6 km) and Seoni (2.8 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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