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About Pellora Village

Pellora is a mid sized village in Rajura tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,201, made up of 609 males and 592 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 714.52 hectares hectares.

Pellora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pellora village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Rajura
Area (hectares) 714.52 hectares
Population 1,201
Male Population 609
Female Population 592
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pellora compares

By the 2011 count Pellora is the 27th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 714.52 hectares work out to about 1.7 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, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Pellora

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

Pellora lies about 13 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Gondwana Visapur, about 11 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 Pellora
Nearest railway station Gondwana Visapur 11 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 13 km
Nearest town Chānda 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajura 17 km

Villages closest to Pellora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pellora village had a population of 1,201. That makes it the 27th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Pellora village has 609 males and 592 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pellora has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Pellora covers 714.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pellora falls under Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pellora is Gondwana Visapur, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pellora.

Pellora is about 13 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pellora is in Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district. Gondwana Visapur is about 11 km away. Chandrapur is about 13 km away. Chānda 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 Kinebodi (2.3 km), Waroda (2.8 km) and Nirli (2.9 km).

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

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