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About Pendku Village

Pendku is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 139 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pendku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pendku village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182221
Area (hectares) 89.4 hectares
Population 292
Male Population 139
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pendku compares

By the 2011 count Pendku is the 78th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 89.4 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Pendku

Pendku is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pendku as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Pendku from other places

Pendku lies about 17 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 49 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 Pendku
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 7.2 km
District headquarters Doda 17 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 49 km

Villages closest to Pendku

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pendku village had a population of 292. That makes it the 78th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Pendku village has 139 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pendku has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Pendku is 182221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pendku covers 89.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pendku falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Pendku is Udhampur, about 49 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pendku.

Pendku is about 17 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pendku is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 7.2 km away. Doda is about 17 km away. Udhampur is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thatha (under 2 km), Koundra (under 2 km) and Chhnna (under 2 km).

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

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