| Gaurela | |
| Other Name: | Pendra Road |
| Nickname: | Gaurela |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Chhattisgarh#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chhattisgarh, India |
| Coordinates: | 22.7667°N 133°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chhattisgarh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district |
| Government Type: | Nagar Panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 15173 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| 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 |
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.
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.
As of the 2001 Indian census,[1] Gaurella had a population of 15,173. 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%.