Pen

Pen is a Town and Tehsil in Raigarh District of Maharashtra. In India, a tehsil is a sub-division of a district that is responsible for the administration and revenue collection of a particular area within the district. It is an important part of the local governance structure, and plays a crucial role in the development and administration of its local community.

According to Census 2011, the sub-district code of Pen Block (CD) is 04176. The total area of Pen Tehsil is 528 km², which includes 506.99 km² of rural area and 20.69 km² of urban area. Pen has a sex ratio of approximately 962 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Pen Tehsil

Pen Tehsil has a total of 171 villages, each with its own identity, gram panchayat, and local lifestyle. These villages form the real backbone of the region, where everyday life is rooted in agriculture, tradition, and community ties. The list below shows all villages in Pen Tehsil, along with their respective gram panchayat and nearest town.

Population of Pen Tehsil

The population profile of Pen Tehsil offers a deeper understanding of how people are settled across its rural and urban parts. The following sections provide key insights into total population, household distribution, literacy, and age demographics — data that plays a vital role in planning development work and allocating public resources effectively.

Basic Population Details

This section offers a snapshot of Pen Tehsil's population composition, including male-female ratio, child population, and how literacy levels vary between villages and towns.

Here’s a simplified summary based on Census 2011 stats:

• Total population of Pen Tehsil is around 1,95,454 people. This includes 99,570 males and 95,884 females. Rural population is about 1,48,824 (75,700 males and 73,124 females), while urban population is nearly 46,630 (23,870 males and 22,760 females).
• Children aged 0–6 years make up about 21,884 of the population, with 11,227 boys and 10,657 girls. Rural areas have 16,990 children, and urban areas have about 4,894 children in this age group.
• There are approximately 1,35,208 literate people in Pen Tehsil, including 75,471 literate males and 59,737 literate females. Literacy in rural areas includes 97,827 individuals and urban literacy covers around 37,381 people.
• About 60,246 people in Pen Tehsil are not literate, including 24,099 males and 36,147 females. Rural areas include 50,997 non-literate people, while urban areas have nearly 9,249 individuals.
• The tehsil has around 45,142 households, with 34,033 in villages and 11,109 in towns.

Social Structure and Density

This section offers a snapshot of social structure in Pen Tehsil, highlighting the SC and ST population across rural and urban areas, as well as how densely people live in different parts of the region.

Here’s a simplified summary based on Census 2011 stats:

• Scheduled Caste (SC) population in Pen Tehsil is approximately 4,454 people, including 2,273 males and 2,181 females. Around 2,170 people live in rural parts. Nearly 2,284 people reside in urban areas.
• Scheduled Tribe (ST) population in Pen Tehsil is about 32,400 people, including 16,338 males and 16,062 females. Around 31,311 live in villages or rural parts. Nearly 1,089 live in towns or urban regions.
• In terms of density, overall population density is around 370 people per square kilometre, rural areas have about 294 people per sq. km, urban areas record nearly 2,254 people per sq. km.