Gaurella, also known as Pendra road, is a

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part of Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi district in the state of

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. Distt Headquarter is Gaurella. Gaurella and Pendra are twin cities. Gaurella is a town and District Headquarter of GPM District Of Chhattisgarh, and it is also known as Pendra road, The railway station of Gaurela town is Pendra Road railway station on Bilaspur -

Katni Katni officially Murwara is a city on the banks of the Katni River in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Katni District. It is in the Mahakoshal region of central India. The city is from the divisional headquarter ...

rail route of South East Central Railway, and is the point on the S.E.C railway. Height from sea level is 618.4 m. The station is nearest to Amarkantak, and Jwaleshwar Mahadev temple. To visit Teerthraj "Amarkantak" alight Pendra road rly station. The nearest airports are Bilaspur (100KM) and Raipur C.G. (126KM). Gaurela (Pendra road) is easily approachable by Road from Bilaspur, Shahdol and Katni. "Arpa River" is a main river of Chhattisgarh, as per Govt records and physical appearance origin of Arpa river is from village Khodari (खोडरी) of Gaurella block. but some people believe that origin of Arpa is from village Amarpur near Pendra town. The town is a destination for holy and beautiful Tirth

Amarkantak Amarkantak ( NLK ''Amarakaṇṭaka'') is a pilgrim town and a Nagar Panchayat in Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, India. The Amarkantak region is a unique natural heritage area. It is the meeting point of the Vindhya and the Satpura Ranges, with the ...

, and also a beautiful place to enjoy and place is a growing tourist centre in the region.

Geography

Gaurela is located on . Gaurela has an average elevation of .

Climate

Gaurella's

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season takes place in July, August, and September. However, the village experiences rain throughout the year, with February being the only month that is normally dry.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Indian

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, Gaurella had a population of 18,165. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. The average literacy rate in the village was 22%, substantially lower than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy was 29%, and female literacy 14%.

Transport

Pendra Road railway station is major railway station of city, many passenger, express and Superfast trains halt in Pendra. https://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/520?&s0=2&sr=0

References

{{Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh Cities and towns in Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi district