Village · Janjgir, Janjgir - Champa
# Pendri

Pendri is a village in Janjgir sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491995. The 2011 Census counted 3,448 people in 594 households, the 9th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.
- 3,448 people (2011)
- 594 households
- 72.9% literacy
- 491995 PIN code

## Pendri PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pendri is 491995. Pendri falls in Janjgir sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491995
- Gram panchayat Pendri
- Community development block Nawagarh
- Census village code 436562

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Pendri from nearby towns?
- Janjgir (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 3 km by road
- Naila-Janjgir (nearest town) 3 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Pendri?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Pendri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Janjgir
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Janjgir
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Champa
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pendri known for?

The main crops are paddy, tivra and linseed. About 76% of the 595 hectares of village land is sown, and 361 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Pendri

Of every 100 households in Pendri in 2011, 92 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pendri · ■ Janjgir rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 90%
- Toilet within the home 13% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 87% 86%
- Tap water 26% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 30% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 95%
- Use banking services 38% 21%
- Television 45% 34%
- Mobile phone 31% 26%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 19% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 18% 26%
- Own their home 97% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Pendri?

■ Pendri · ■ Janjgir rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.9% 75.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1049 971
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1057 968
- Working population 51.0% 49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 58.7% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 416 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 58 (3%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 371 (21%) · ■ Marginal 913 (52%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Janjgir
- Pisaud 4,496 people
- Seoni 4,305 people
- Banari 4,248 people
- Bodsara 3,878 people
- Putpura 3,387 people
- Jarwe 3,150 people
- Kutra 3,099 people
- Dharashiv 2,984 people

All 50 villages in Janjgir

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pendri? 491995
- How far is Pendri from Janjgir? 3 km by road
- What is the population of Pendri? 3,448 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pendri in? Janjgir - Champa district (Janjgir sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pendri? 72.9% (Census 2011)

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