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About Pendha Village

Pendha is a small village in Umarkhed tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 39 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 718 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556 hectares hectares.

Pendha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pendha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Umarkhed
Area (hectares) 556 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 39
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 718
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 Pendha compares

By the 2011 count Pendha is the 116th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents. Its 556 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Pendha

Pendha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pendha 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 Pendha from other places

Pendha lies about 100 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Jirona, 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 Pendha
Nearest railway station Jirona 11 km
Nearest town Kinwat 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Umarkhed 32 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 100 km

Villages closest to Pendha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pendha village had a population of 67. That makes it the 116th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents.

Pendha village has 39 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pendha has about 718 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Pendha covers 556 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pendha falls under Umarkhed tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pendha is Jirona, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pendha.

Pendha is about 100 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pendha is in Umarkhed tehsil of Yavatmal district. Jirona is about 11 km away. Kinwat is about 27 km away. Umarkhed is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lingi (1.8 km), Udapur (2.6 km) and Jewali (3.4 km).

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

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