# Gaurella

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.

## Geography

Gaurela is located on 22°46′N 81°52′E﻿ / ﻿22.767°N 81.867°E﻿ / 22.767; 81.867. Gaurela has an average elevation of 617 metres (2,024 ft).

## 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.
Climate data for Gaurella (1991–2020, extremes 1903–2020) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.0 (91.4) | 36.0 (96.8) | 40.8 (105.4) | 43.2 (109.8) | 46.2 (115.2) | 44.6 (112.3) | 38.6 (101.5) | 35.2 (95.4) | 34.6 (94.3) | 36.9 (98.4) | 35.5 (95.9) | 31.5 (88.7) | 46.2 (115.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.8 (76.6) | 28.0 (82.4) | 32.6 (90.7) | 37.1 (98.8) | 39.4 (102.9) | 35.5 (95.9) | 30.1 (86.2) | 29.4 (84.9) | 30.1 (86.2) | 30.4 (86.7) | 28.1 (82.6) | 25.9 (78.6) | 30.9 (87.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) | 13.6 (56.5) | 17.8 (64.0) | 22.3 (72.1) | 25.3 (77.5) | 24.6 (76.3) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.6 (72.7) | 21.9 (71.4) | 18.6 (65.5) | 14.5 (58.1) | 11.0 (51.8) | 18.8 (65.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) | 1.7 (35.1) | 8.7 (47.7) | 12.4 (54.3) | 15.5 (59.9) | 16.7 (62.1) | 18.1 (64.6) | 17.9 (64.2) | 15.5 (59.9) | 11.5 (52.7) | 6.1 (43.0) | 3.9 (39.0) | 1.7 (35.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 28.2 (1.11) | 21.8 (0.86) | 31.3 (1.23) | 27.5 (1.08) | 38.7 (1.52) | 187.0 (7.36) | 312.8 (12.31) | 333.2 (13.12) | 230.9 (9.09) | 61.5 (2.42) | 15.2 (0.60) | 9.1 (0.36) | 1,297.2 (51.07) |
| Average rainy days | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 10.2 | 17.0 | 16.6 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 72.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 48 | 39 | 32 | 27 | 30 | 55 | 79 | 80 | 76 | 62 | 55 | 49 | 53 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

As of the 2011 Indian census, 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.