About Polakala Village

Polakala is one of the larger villages in Irala tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,497, made up of 3,263 males and 3,234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1941 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Polakala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Polakala village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Chittoor
Tehsil	Irala
Pincode	517130
Area (hectares)	1941 hectares
Population	6,497
Male Population	3,263
Female Population	3,234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Polakala compares

By the 2011 count Polakala is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,813 residents. Its 1941 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Polakala

Polakala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Polakala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Polakala from other places

Polakala lies about 26 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Damalcheruvu, about 6.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Polakala
Nearest railway station	Damalcheruvu	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Irala	7.3 km
Nearest town	Pākāla	11 km
District headquarters	Chittoor	26 km

Villages closest to Polakala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Irala tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Polakala

As per the Census of India 2011, Polakala village had a population of 6,497. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,813 residents.

Polakala village has 3,263 males and 3,234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Polakala has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Polakala is 517130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Polakala covers 1941 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Polakala falls under Irala tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Polakala is Damalcheruvu, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Polakala.

Polakala is about 26 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Polakala is in Irala tehsil of Chittoor district. Damalcheruvu is about 6.7 km away. Irala is about 7.3 km away. Pākāla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.