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- LGD code
- 539070
- Pincode
- 442606
- Post office
- Dhanora
- Population
- 1,842
- Households
- 366
- Literacy rate
- 78.1%
- Sex ratio
- 809 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 782
- Distance to district centre
- 103 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 70 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 735 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 410 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhiwapur · 20 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital, Pauni · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Pendhari compares
By population, Pendhari ranks #5 of 228 villages in Dhanora mandal.
Literacy rate
%
78.1%
+14.9% vs mandal average
- Pendhari
- 78.1%
- Dhanora mandal
- 63.2%
- Gadchiroli district
- 66.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
809
−182 vs mandal average
- Pendhari
- 809
- Dhanora mandal
- 991
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Pendhari
- 5.0
- Dhanora mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pendhari at a glance
Pendhari is a village of 1,842 people in 366 households (Census 2011) in Dhanora taluka, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra, the 5th-largest of 228 villages in Dhanora taluka. Literacy is 78%, 15 points above the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 809 women per 1,000 men. It lies 103 km from the Gadchiroli district centre, 24 km from Nanded, the nearest town, 20 km from Bhiwapur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 442606, served by Dhanora post office; the LGD village code is 539070. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Pauni, 12 km away. The village votes in Brahmapuri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Wadettiwar. The population is estimated at 2,172 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pendhari
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GADCHIROLI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 70
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 75
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 75
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 452.24
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 27.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 302.68
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Pendhari
- LGD code
- 539070
- Pincode
- 442606
- Post office
- Dhanora
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,842
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,172
- Households
- 366
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 809
- Literacy rate
- 78.1%
- Coordinates
- 20.90513°N, 79.64022°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gadchiroli-Chimur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Brahmapuri
- Member of Parliament
- Namdeo Kirsan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Wadettiwar
- Block / Mandal
- Dhanora
Getting there
How to reach Pendhari
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai735 kmcapital
- Hyderabad410 km
- Chennai872 km
- Delhi892 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhiwapur20 km
- Bus stopNilaj20 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Pauni12 km
- ATM / bankBhandara District Central Co-operative Bank28 km
- Petrol pumpPatil Brothers Petroleum20 km
- CollegeJ M Patel College - Department of Management28 km
- Police stationUmred Police Station33 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)