About Penkodo Village

Penkodo is a small village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 127 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1085.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494777, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Penkodo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Penkodo village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil	Pakhanjur
Pincode	494777
Area (hectares)	1085.91 hectares
Population	251
Male Population	127
Female Population	124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Penkodo compares

By the 2011 count Penkodo is the 207th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 1085.91 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Penkodo

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

Penkodo lies about 75 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, about 60 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 Penkodo
Tehsil headquarters	Pakhanjur	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Keoti	60 km
Nearest town	Garhchiroli	62 km
District headquarters	Uttar Bastar Kanker	75 km

Villages closest to Penkodo

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

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Common questions about Penkodo

As per the Census of India 2011, Penkodo village had a population of 251. That makes it the 207th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Penkodo village has 127 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Penkodo has about 976 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 973.

The pincode recorded for Penkodo is 494777. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Penkodo covers 1085.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Penkodo falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Penkodo is Keoti, about 60 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 Penkodo.

Penkodo is about 75 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Penkodo is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 6.8 km away. Keoti is about 60 km away. Garhchiroli is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.