Gaurella
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gaurella
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| other_name = Pendra Road
| nickname = Gaurella
| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chhattisgarh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22|46|N|81|52|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Chhattisgarh
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district
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| government_type = Nagar Palika
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 15173
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Chhattisgarhi, Hindi
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 495117
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 07751
| registration_plate = CG 31
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Gaurella, also known as Pendra road, is a Census town part of Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. 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 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, and also a beautiful place to enjoy and place is a growing tourist centre in the region.{{cn|date=April 2015}}
Geography
Gaurela is located on {{coord|22|45|N|81|54|E|}}. Gaurela has an average elevation of {{convert|617|m}}. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/37/Gaurela.html
Climate
Gaurella's monsoon 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.
{{Weather box
| location = Gaurella (1991–2020, extremes 1903–2020)
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| single line = yes
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| Jan record high C = 33.0
| Feb record high C = 36.0
| Mar record high C = 40.8
| Apr record high C = 43.2
| May record high C = 46.2
| Jun record high C = 44.6
| Jul record high C = 38.6
| Aug record high C = 35.2
| Sep record high C = 34.6
| Oct record high C = 36.9
| Nov record high C = 35.5
| Dec record high C = 31.5
| year record high C = 46.2
| Jan high C = 24.8
| Feb high C = 28.0
| Mar high C = 32.6
| Apr high C = 37.1
| May high C = 39.4
| Jun high C = 35.5
| Jul high C = 30.1
| Aug high C = 29.4
| Sep high C = 30.1
| Oct high C = 30.4
| Nov high C = 28.1
| Dec high C = 25.9
| year high C = 30.9
| Jan low C = 10.8
| Feb low C = 13.6
| Mar low C = 17.8
| Apr low C = 22.3
| May low C = 25.3
| Jun low C = 24.6
| Jul low C = 23.0
| Aug low C = 22.6
| Sep low C = 21.9
| Oct low C = 18.6
| Nov low C = 14.5
| Dec low C = 11.0
| year low C = 18.8
| Jan record low C = 2.5
| Feb record low C = 1.7
| Mar record low C = 8.7
| Apr record low C = 12.4
| May record low C = 15.5
| Jun record low C = 16.7
| Jul record low C = 18.1
| Aug record low C = 17.9
| Sep record low C = 15.5
| Oct record low C = 11.5
| Nov record low C = 6.1
| Dec record low C = 3.9
| year record low C = 1.7
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 28.2
| Feb rain mm = 21.8
| Mar rain mm = 31.3
| Apr rain mm = 27.5
| May rain mm = 38.7
| Jun rain mm = 187.0
| Jul rain mm = 312.8
| Aug rain mm = 333.2
| Sep rain mm = 230.9
| Oct rain mm = 61.5
| Nov rain mm = 15.2
| Dec rain mm = 9.1
| year rain mm = 1297.2
| Jan rain days = 2.0
| Feb rain days = 2.0
| Mar rain days = 2.5
| Apr rain days = 2.2
| May rain days = 3.5
| Jun rain days = 10.2
| Jul rain days = 17.0
| Aug rain days = 16.6
| Sep rain days = 11.0
| Oct rain days = 3.7
| Nov rain days = 1.2
| Dec rain days = 0.4
| year rain days = 72.3
| time day = 17:30 IST
| Jan humidity = 48
| Feb humidity = 39
| Mar humidity = 32
| Apr humidity = 27
| May humidity = 30
| Jun humidity = 55
| Jul humidity = 79
| Aug humidity = 80
| Sep humidity = 76
| Oct humidity = 62
| Nov humidity = 55
| Dec humidity = 49
| year humidity = 53
|source 1 = India Meteorological Department{{cite web
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf
| title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| access-date = April 8, 2024
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Pendra Road Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 607–608
| access-date = 6 January 2021}}
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M43
| access-date = 6 January 2021}}
}}
Demographics
As of the 2011 Indian census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} 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
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{{Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh}}
Category:Cities and towns in Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi district