Village · Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa
# Pendri

Pendri is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495557. The 2011 Census counted 1,657 people in 300 households, the 32nd largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.
- 1,657 people (2011)
- 300 households
- 67.5% literacy
- 495557 PIN code

## Pendri PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pendri is 495557. Pendri falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495557
- Gram panchayat Pendri
- Community development block Nawagarh
- Census village code 436786

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

## How far is Pendri from nearby towns?
- Nawagarh (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 31 km by road
- Naila-Janjgir (nearest town) 31 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Pendri?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Nawagarh
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nawagarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Champa
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 mustard. About 56% of the 528 hectares of village land is sown, and 269 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, 57 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pendri · ■ Nawagarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 57% 86%
- Toilet within the home 3% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 90%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 7% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 5% 28%
- Television 25% 32%
- Mobile phone 21% 28%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 29% 29%
- Own their home 100% 97%

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

## What is the population of Pendri?

■ Pendri · ■ Nawagarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.5% 72.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 945 975
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 871 954
- Working population 75.1% 56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 55.7% for women. 74% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 203 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 534 (43%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 44 (4%) · ■ Marginal 461 (37%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nawagarh
- Bhaismudi 1,966 people
- Bhathli 1,914 people
- Nagaridih 1,770 people
- Bargoan 1,706 people
- Ringhi 1,653 people
- Kanasda 1,638 people
- Turi 1,614 people
- Singhul 1,589 people

All 71 villages in Nawagarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pendri? 495557
- How far is Pendri from Janjgir? 31 km by road
- What is the population of Pendri? 1,657 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pendri in? Janjgir - Champa district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pendri? 67.5% (Census 2011)

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