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About Pendra Village

Pendra is a mid sized village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,307, made up of 654 males and 653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495691, 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 Rajim
Pincode 495691
Area (hectares) 366.79 hectares
Population 1,307
Male Population 654
Female Population 653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
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 45th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 366.79 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

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 45 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Mahasamund, about 15 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 town Mahāsamund 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajim 14 km
Nearest railway station Mahasamund 15 km
District headquarters Raipur 45 km

Villages closest to Pendra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajim 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 1,307. That makes it the 45th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Pendra village has 654 males and 653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pendra has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Pendra is 495691. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pendra covers 366.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pendra falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pendra is Mahasamund, about 15 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 45 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 Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Mahāsamund is about 13 km away. Rajim is about 14 km away. Mahasamund is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhasera (under 2 km), Raksha (under 2 km) and Pali (1.8 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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