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About Pendur Village

Pendur is a mid sized village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,657, made up of 788 males and 869 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 799.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pendur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pendur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Pincode 416604
Area (hectares) 799.81 hectares
Population 1,657
Male Population 788
Female Population 869
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,103
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pendur compares

By the 2011 count Pendur is the 9th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 799.81 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Pendur

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

Pendur lies about 36 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kudal, about 8.3 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 Pendur
Nearest railway station Kudal 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 16 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 28 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 36 km

Villages closest to Pendur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pendur village had a population of 1,657. That makes it the 9th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Pendur village has 788 males and 869 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pendur has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Pendur is 416604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pendur covers 799.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pendur falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pendur is Kudal, about 8.3 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 Pendur.

Pendur is about 36 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pendur is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Kudal is about 8.3 km away. Malwan is about 16 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aparadhwadi (2.2 km), Parad (2.2 km) and Mogarne (2.4 km).

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

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