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 information the sub-district code of Pen Block (CD) is 04176. Total area of pen tehsil is 528 km² including 506.99 km² rural area and 20.69 km² urban area. Pen tehsil has a population of 1,95,454 peoples, out of which urban population is 46,630 while rural population is 1,48,824. Pen has a sex ratio of approximately 962 females for every 1,000 males. Pen tehsil has a population density of 370.4 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 45,142 houses in the sub-district, including 11,109 urban houses and 34,033 rural houses. When it comes to literacy, 69.18% population of pen tehsil is literate, out of which 75.80% males and 62.30% females are literate.

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.

#	Village Name	Gram Panchayat	Nearest Town
1	Adharne	Kamarli	Pen (10 km)
2	Aghai	Vakrul	Pen (18 km)
3	Ambeghar	Ambheghar	Pen (2 km)
4	Ambivali	Ambiwali	Pen (8 km)
5	Amtem	Amtem	Pen (18 km)
6	Antore	Antore	Pen (3 km)
7	Ashte	Washiwali	Pen (17 km)
8	Atiwali	Shihu	Pen (35 km)
9	Bahiramwatak	Div	Pen (14 km)
10	Balawali	Balawali	Pen (10 km)
11	Belvade Bk	Belawade Bk	Pen (9 km)
12	Belvade Kh	Belawade Bk	Pen (7 km)
13	Benase	Benase	Pen (38 km)
14	Benavale	Div	Pen (9 km)
15	Beneghat	Bori	Pen (11 km)
16	Borgaon	Borgaon	Pen (3 km)
17	Bori	Bori	Pen (8 km)
18	Borwe	Masad Bk	Pen (8 km)
19	Borze	Borze	Pen (9 km)
20	Burdi	Kasu	Pen (16 km)
21	Chinchghar	Tarankhop	Pen (8 km)
22	Chirbi 1	Karav	Pen (10 km)
23	Chole	Shihu	Pen (35 km)
24	Dadar	Dadar	Pen
25	Davansar	Belawade Bk	Pen (7 km)
26	Davre	Johe	Pen (12 km)
27	Dhamni	Ambheghar	Pen (15 km)
28	Dhaulpada	Nigade	Pen (18 km)
29	Dhavate	Tarankhop	Pen (2 km)
30	Dhondpada	Umbarde	Pen (4 km)
31	Div	Div	Pen (8 km)
32	Dolvi	Dolawi	Pen (7 km)
33	Dolvi Dababa	Johe	Pen
34	Durshet	Durshet	Pen (10 km)
35	Dushmi	Dhusmi	Pen (13 km)
36	Dutarfa Sapoli	Varedi	Pen
37	Gagode Bk	Gagode Bk	Pen (12 km)
38	Gagode Kh	Gagode Kh	Pen (17 km)
39	Gandhe	Shihu	Pen (35 km)
40	Ghote	Karoti	Pen (20 km)
41	Govirle	Tarankhop	Pen (8 km)
42	Hamrapur	Hamarapur	Pen (8 km)
43	Hanumanpada	Johe	Pen (11 km)
44	Hetavane	Kamarli	Pen (15 km)
45	Jambhoshi	Pabal	Pen (28 km)
46	Jambhul Tep	Mundhani	Pen (35 km)
47	Jawali	Jawali	Pen (18 km)
48	Jirne	Pabal	Pen (25 km)
49	Jite	Jite	Pen (10 km)
50	Johe	Johe	Pen (12 km)
51	Jui Bk	Jite	Pen
52	Jui Habbas Khani	Kharpale	Pen (15 km)
53	Jui Kh	Jite	Pen
54	Kalad	Pabal	Pen (28 km)
55	Kalai	Amtem	Pen (18 km)
56	Kalave	Kalave	Pen (13 km)
57	Kaleshriwadi	Kaleshri	Pen (10 km)
58	Kamarli	Kamarli	Pen (10 km)
59	Kandale	Kandale	Pen (5 km)
60	Kandlepada	Kandale	Pen (5 km)
61	Kane	Kane	Pen (10 km)
62	Kanhoba	Vadhav	Pen (11 km)
63	Karambeli Chattishi	Karmbeli	Pen (14 km)
64	Karav	Karav	Pen (10 km)
65	Karli	Varap	Pen (21 km)
66	Karodi	Karoti	Pen (18 km)
67	Kashmire	Maleghar	Pen (5 km)
68	Kasu	Kasu	Pen (16 km)
69	Kasurghuntwadi	Nigade	Pen (18 km)
70	Kauli Simadevi	Dhusmi	Pen
71	Kelambi	Kharpale	Pen
72	Khar Borli	Jite	Pen
73	Khar Devali	Karav	Pen
74	Khar Dhombi	Karav	Pen (13 km)
75	Khar Dubej	Jite	Pen
76	Khar Dutarfa Borli	Kalave	Pen
77	Khar Jambola	Karav	Pen (12 km)
78	Khar Koleti	Koleti	Pen
79	Khar Nandai	Jite	Pen
80	Khar Ovali	Amtem	Pen (18 km)
81	Khar Simadevi	Dhusmi	Pen
82	Kharghat	Karav	Pen (10 km)
83	Kharkarawi	Karav	Pen (10 km)
84	Kharkoshim	Dhusmi	Pen
85	Kharmachela	Karav	Pen (10 km)
86	Kharoshi	Kharoshi	Pen (12 km)
87	Kharpada	Dhusmi	Pen (12 km)
88	Kharpale	Kharpale	Pen (15 km)
89	Kharsapoli	Varedi	Pen (8 km)
90	Kolave	Vadakhal	Pen (8 km)
91	Koleti	Koleti	Pen (21 km)
92	Kondhavi	Pabal	Pen (28 km)
93	Kopar	Kopar	Pen (14 km)
94	Koproli	Koprole	Pen (1 km)
95	Kuhire	Kuhire	Pen (38 km)
96	Kurmurli	Kamarli	Pen (10 km)
97	Kurnad	Pabal	Pen (28 km)
98	Lakhola	Vadhav	Pen (10 km)
99	Mahalmirya Dongar	M M Dongar	Pen (25 km)
100	Mangrul	Kamarli	Pen (9 km)
101	Masad Beli	Masad Bk	Pen (9 km)
102	Masad Bk	Masad Bk	Pen (9 km)
103	Masad Kh	Masad Bk	Pen (9 km)
104	Meleghar	Maleghar	Pen (5 km)
105	Mhaisbad	Kharpale	Pen (15 km)
106	Mohili Inam	Karoti	Pen (18 km)
107	Mohili Khalsa	Karoti	Pen (19 km)
108	Mothe Bhal	Vadhav	Pen (12 km)
109	Mothe Vadhav	Vadhav	Pen (9 km)
110	Moujepale	Kharpale	Pen (15 km)
111	Mundhani	Mundhani	Pen (35 km)
112	Mungoshi	Belawade Bk	Pen (8 km)
113	Nagadi Sapoli	Varedi	Pen
114	Nanegaon	Kamarli	Pen (10 km)
115	Narwel	Div	Pen (8 km)
116	Navkhar	Jite	Pen
117	Nidhavali	Nighawali	Pen (18 km)
118	Nigade	Nigade	Pen (18 km)
119	Niphad	Jawali	Pen (19 km)
120	Odhangi	Washi	Pen (9 km)
121	Pabal	Pabal	Pen (28 km)
122	Padale	Nighawali	Pen (18 km)
123	Panchgani	M M Dongar	Pen (27 km)
124	Paned	Vakrul	Pen (12 km)
125	Patani Pandapur	Kasu	Pen (18 km)
126	Patnoli	Patanoli	Pen (8 km)
127	Pen Rural	Maleghar	Pen (5 km)
128	Pimpalgaon	Sapoli	Pen (6 km)
129	Ramraj	Tarankhop	Pen (3 km)
130	Rave	Rave	Pen (15 km)
131	Revoli	Pabal	Pen (21 km)
132	Rode	Rode	Pen (5 km)
133	Salinde	Kasu	Pen (15 km)
134	Sapoli	Sapoli	Pen (6 km)
135	Sarebhag	Washi	Pen (12 km)
136	Sawarsai	Sawarsai	Pen (6 km)
137	Shedashi	Shedshi	Pen (16 km)
138	Shene	Sapoli	Pen (8 km)
139	Shet Jui	Zotirpada	Pen
140	Shihu	Shihu	Pen (35 km)
141	Shinganvat	Bori	Pen (11 km)
142	Shirki	Shirki	Pen (9 km)
143	Shirki Chawl No 1	Shirki	Pen (16 km)
144	Shitole	Ambiwali	Pen (7 km)
145	Sonkhar	Sonkhar	Pen (14 km)
146	Talavali	Kamarli	Pen (10 km)
147	Talekhar	Amtem	Pen (18 km)
148	Tambadshet	Johe	Pen (11 km)
149	Tarankhop	Tarankhop	Pen (2 km)
150	Tarshet	Mundhani	Pen (38 km)
151	Tilore	Warawane	Pen (16 km)
152	Turkhul	Jite	Pen
153	Uchede	Kandale	Pen (5 km)
154	Umbarde	Umbarde	Pen (3 km)
155	Urnilee	Sonkhar	Pen (15 km)
156	Usar	Pabal	Pen (28 km)
157	Vadgaon	Maleghar	Pen (3 km)
158	Valak	Balawali	Pen (10 km)
159	Vitthalwadi	Vadhav	Pen (12 km)
160	Wadhav	Vadhav	Pen (9 km)
161	Wadkhal	Vadakhal	Pen (6 km)
162	Wakrul	Vakrul	Pen (11 km)
163	Warap	Varap	Pen (25 km)
164	Warawane	Warawane	Pen (13 km)
165	Waredi	Varedi	Pen (10 km)
166	Warsai	Varsai	Pen (15 km)
167	Washi	Washi	Pen (6 km)
168	Washiwali	Washiwali	Pen (15 km)
169	Wave	Vadakhal	Pen (6 km)
170	Wirani	Borgaon	Pen (16 km)
171	Zotirpada	Zotirpada	Pen

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's population composition, including male-female ratio, child population, and how literacy levels vary between villages and towns.

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,95,454	1,48,824	46,630
Male Population	99,570	75,700	23,870
Female Population	95,884	73,124	22,760
Child Population (Age 0–6)	21,884	16,990	4,894
Male Child Population (Age 0–6)	11,227	8,634	2,593
Female Child Population (Age 0–6)	10,657	8,356	2,301
Literate Population	1,35,208	97,827	37,381
Literate Male Population	75,471	55,664	19,807
Literate Female Population	59,737	42,163	17,574
Illiterate Population	60,246	50,997	9,249
Illiterate Male Population	24,099	20,036	4,063
Illiterate Female Population	36,147	30,961	5,186
Total Households	45,142	34,033	11,109

Social Structure and Density

This section gives a clear view of the social makeup of Pen Tehsil , highlighting how Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) are spread across both rural and urban areas. It also includes population density data, which helps us understand how closely people live together in different parts of the tehsil.

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Total SC Population	4,454	2,170	2,284
SC Male Population	2,273	1,105	1,168
SC Female Population	2,181	1,065	1,116
Total ST Population	32,400	31,311	1,089
ST Male Population	16,338	15,760	578
ST Female Population	16,062	15,551	511
Population Density	370 / km²	294 / km²	2,254 / km²

Sub-District Overview
Sub-District (Hindi) :	Pen (पेन)
District :	Raigarh
State / UT :	Maharashtra
Total Area :	528 km²
Sex Ratio (2011):	962
Total Population (2011) :	1,95,454
Density :	370/km²
Total Villages :	171

Total Population	Villages in Pen Tehsil
less Than 200	8
200 - 499	43
500 - 999	38
1000 - 1999	48
2000 - 4999	13
5000 - 9999	1
10000 and above	N/A