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About Gendra Village

Gendra is a small village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 136 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gendra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gendra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 120.31 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 136
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gendra compares

By the 2011 count Gendra is the 193rd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 120.31 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Gendra

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

Gendra lies about 37 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Murhipar, about 29 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 Gendra
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 7.7 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Murhipar 29 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 37 km

Villages closest to Gendra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gendra village had a population of 270. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Gendra village has 136 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gendra has about 985 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 1027.

The pincode recorded for Gendra is 491881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gendra covers 120.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gendra falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gendra is Murhipar, about 29 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 Gendra.

Gendra is about 37 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gendra is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 7.7 km away. Khairāgarh is about 7.7 km away. Murhipar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Limtara (2.1 km), Nawagaon Kalan (2.8 km) and Kamtha (3.2 km).

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

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