About Penda Village

Penda is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,646, made up of 840 males and 806 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.98 hectares hectares.

Penda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Penda village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Area (hectares)	198.98 hectares
Population	1,646
Male Population	840
Female Population	806
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
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 Penda compares

By the 2011 count Penda is the 85th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 198.98 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Penda

Penda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Penda 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 Penda from other places

Penda lies about 46 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Chilhia, about 27 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 Penda
Nearest town	Bānsi	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	26 km
Nearest railway station	Chilhia	27 km
District headquarters	Basti	46 km

Villages closest to Penda

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

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Common questions about Penda

As per the Census of India 2011, Penda village had a population of 1,646. That makes it the 85th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Penda village has 840 males and 806 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Penda has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Penda covers 198.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Penda falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Penda is Chilhia, about 27 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 Penda.

Penda is about 46 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Penda is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 15 km away. Harraiya is about 26 km away. Chilhia is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.