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About Pendli Village

Pendli is a mid sized village in Meral tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,685, made up of 891 males and 794 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pendli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pendli village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Meral
Pincode 822114
Area (hectares) 176.78 hectares
Population 1,685
Male Population 891
Female Population 794
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pendli compares

By the 2011 count Pendli is the 23rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents. Its 176.78 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Pendli

Pendli is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pendli as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Pendli from other places

Pendli lies about 12 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 13 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 Pendli
Tehsil headquarters Meral 12 km
District headquarters Garhwa 12 km
Nearest railway station Meralgram 13 km

Villages closest to Pendli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pendli village had a population of 1,685. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents.

Pendli village has 891 males and 794 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pendli has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Pendli is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pendli covers 176.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pendli falls under Meral tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pendli is Meralgram, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Pendli.

Pendli is about 12 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pendli is in Meral tehsil of Garhwa district. Meral is about 12 km away. Garhwa is about 12 km away. Meralgram is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghesar (under 2 km), Tetka Khurd (under 2 km) and Tetka Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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