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Pent

Mainpat mandal
Pincode 497001
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SAKUNTLA RATHIYA
Contact: 78****0342
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LGD code
433575
Pincode
497001
Post office
Ambikapur Nyalaya
Population
1,562
Households
363
Literacy rate
53.7%
Sex ratio
967 ♀/1000♂
Workers
502
Distance to district centre
133 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Raipur
160 km
Distance to Hyderabad
416 km
Nearest railway station
Antagarh · 46 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Hospital Pharasgaon · 17 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Pent compares

By population, Pent ranks #21 of 46 villages in Mainpat mandal.

Literacy rate
%
53.7%
+15.0% vs mandal average
Pent
53.7%
Mainpat mandal
38.7%
Surguja district
50.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
967
−11 vs mandal average
Pent
967
Mainpat mandal
978
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.2 vs mandal average
Pent
4.3
Mainpat mandal
4.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Pent at a glance

Pent is a village of 1,562 people in 363 households (Census 2011) in Mainpat tehsil, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, the 21st-largest of 46 villages in Mainpat tehsil. Literacy is 54%, 15 points above the tehsil average of 39% and the sex ratio is 967 women per 1,000 men. It lies 133 km from the Surguja district centre, 46 km from Antagarh railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 497001, served by Ambikapur Nyalaya post office; the LGD village code is 433575. The nearest hospital or health centre is Hospital Pharasgaon, 17 km away. The sarpanch is SAKUNTLA RATHIYA, and the village votes in Keshkal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Neelkanth Tekam. The population is estimated at 1,842 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Pent

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Pent · this village1,56254%
Net · Pharasgaon28034%0 km N
Kotpad · Kotpad1,46639%1.6 km SE
Kotpad · Pharasgaon69358%1.6 km SE
Lawagaon · Karpawand1,06230%2 km E
Madagaon · Devbhog2,03243%2 km E
Madagaon · Pharasgaon42151%2 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pent

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
18
Power hours (winter)
18
Primary school
3
Middle school
2
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
AMBIKAPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
72
Distance to district HQ (km)
72
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
98
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
PENT
Total area (ha)
7,155.52
Irrigated area (ha)
42.01
Forest area (ha)
2,874.48

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Pent

LGD code
433575
Pincode
497001
Post office
Ambikapur Nyalaya
Population (Census 2011)
1,562
Population (projected 2026)
1,842
Households
363
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
967
Literacy rate
53.7%
Coordinates
19.82263°N, 81.47540°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kanker
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Keshkal
Member of Parliament
Bhojraj Nag
Member of Legislative Assembly
Neelkanth Tekam
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SAKUNTLA RATHIYA
Block / Mandal
Mainpat
Getting there

How to reach Pent

Mandal centre
Mainpat · ≈ 2.1 km
≈ 4 min by car · 5 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Surguja · ≈ 133 km
≈ 4 h 34 min by car · 5 h 25 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Raipur160 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad416 km
  • Chennai760 km
  • Kolkata777 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationAntagarh46 km
  • Hospital / PHCHospital Pharasgaon17 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India17 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-10
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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