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About Pendri Village

Pendri is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,013, made up of 525 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pendri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pendri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491441
Area (hectares) 342.17 hectares
Population 1,013
Male Population 525
Female Population 488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pendri compares

By the 2011 count Pendri is the 70th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 342.17 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Pendri

Pendri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pendri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pendri from other places

Pendri lies about 4.6 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bakal, about 5.4 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 Pendri
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 4.6 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Bakal 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 26 km

Villages closest to Pendri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pendri village had a population of 1,013. That makes it the 70th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Pendri village has 525 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pendri has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Pendri is 491441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pendri covers 342.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pendri falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pendri is Bakal, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pendri.

Pendri is about 4.6 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pendri is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Rajnandgaon is about 4.6 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 4.6 km away. Bakal is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaity Khapri (6.9 km), Kasari (8.7 km) and Khaira (10 km).

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

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