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About Pendri Kalan Village

Pendri Kalan is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,725, made up of 861 males and 864 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 657.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pendri Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pendri Kalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 657.63 hectares
Population 1,725
Male Population 861
Female Population 864
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pendri Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Pendri Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 657.63 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Pendri Kalan

Pendri Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pendri Kalan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pendri Kalan from other places

Pendri Kalan lies about 31 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Musra, about 27 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 Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 4.8 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Musra 27 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 31 km

Villages closest to Pendri Kalan

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 Pendri Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Pendri Kalan village had a population of 1,725. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Pendri Kalan village has 861 males and 864 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pendri Kalan has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

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

Pendri Kalan covers 657.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pendri Kalan falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pendri Kalan is Musra, about 27 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 village for Pendri Kalan.

Pendri Kalan is about 31 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pendri Kalan is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 4.8 km away. Khairāgarh is about 4.8 km away. Musra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharatpur (2.7 km), Bhardakalan (2.7 km) and Tekapar Khurd (3.1 km).

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

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