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About Pendara Village

Pendara is a small village in Mainpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 164 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495695, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pendara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pendara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Mainpur
Pincode 495695
Area (hectares) 390.24 hectares
Population 309
Male Population 164
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pendara compares

By the 2011 count Pendara is the 115th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 739 residents. Its 390.24 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Pendara

Pendara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pendara 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 Pendara from other places

Pendara lies about 127 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Harishanker Rd, about 77 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 Pendara
Tehsil headquarters Mainpur 12 km
Nearest town Umarkot 60 km
Nearest railway station Harishanker Rd 77 km
District headquarters Raipur 127 km

Villages closest to Pendara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pendara village had a population of 309. That makes it the 115th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 739 residents.

Pendara village has 164 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pendara has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Pendara is 495695. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pendara covers 390.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pendara falls under Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pendara is Harishanker Rd, about 77 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 Pendara.

Pendara is about 127 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pendara is in Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district. Mainpur is about 12 km away. Umarkot is about 60 km away. Harishanker Rd is about 77 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarhidih (3.1 km), Kareli (4.6 km) and Shobha (4.9 km).

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

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