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About Pendalaya Village

Pendalaya is a small village in Sironcha tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 100 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.55 hectares hectares.

Pendalaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pendalaya village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Sironcha
Area (hectares) 69.55 hectares
Population 195
Male Population 100
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pendalaya compares

By the 2011 count Pendalaya is the 83rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 591 residents. Its 69.55 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Pendalaya

Pendalaya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pendalaya as Available within <5 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 Pendalaya from other places

Pendalaya lies about 137 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Bellampalli, about 57 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 Pendalaya
Tehsil headquarters Sironcha 13 km
Nearest town Chinnūr 26 km
Nearest railway station Bellampalli 57 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 137 km

Villages closest to Pendalaya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pendalaya village had a population of 195. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 591 residents.

Pendalaya village has 100 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pendalaya has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Pendalaya covers 69.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pendalaya falls under Sironcha tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pendalaya is Bellampalli, about 57 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pendalaya.

Pendalaya is about 137 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pendalaya is in Sironcha tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Sironcha is about 13 km away. Chinnūr is about 26 km away. Bellampalli is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rompalli (3.4 km), Bamni (4.2 km) and Kambalpeta Chak (4.8 km).

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

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