Gaurela
Pendra Road | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Nickname: Gaurela | |
  Gaurela Location in Chhattisgarh, India  Gaurela Gaurela (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°46′N 81°52′E / 22.767°N 81.867°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar Panchayat |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 15,173 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Chhattisgarhi, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 495117 |
| Telephone code | 07751 |
| Vehicle registration | CG 31 |
Gaurela, also known as Pendra road, is a Census town part of Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. Gaurela and Pendra are twin cities.
Gaurela 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.[citation needed]