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About Polakal Village

Polakal is one of the larger villages in C Belagal tehsil, in the district of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,208, made up of 6,260 males and 5,948 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3019 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 518462, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Polakal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Polakal village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Kurnool
Tehsil C Belagal
Pincode 518462
Area (hectares) 3019 hectares
Population 12,208
Male Population 6,260
Female Population 5,948
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Polakal compares

By the 2011 count Polakal is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 6,352 residents. Its 3019 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Polakal

Polakal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Polakal 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 Polakal from other places

Polakal lies about 31 km from Kurnool, and the nearest railway station is Manopad, about 28 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 Polakal
Nearest railway station Manopad 28 km
Nearest town Emmiganūr 28 km
Tehsil headquarters C Belagal 31 km
District headquarters Kurnool 31 km

Villages closest to Polakal

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

Common questions about Polakal

As per the Census of India 2011, Polakal village had a population of 12,208. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,352 residents.

Polakal village has 6,260 males and 5,948 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Polakal has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Polakal is 518462. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Polakal covers 3019 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Polakal falls under C Belagal tehsil of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Polakal is Manopad, about 28 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 Polakal.

Polakal is about 31 km from Kurnool in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Polakal is in C Belagal tehsil of Kurnool district. Manopad is about 28 km away. Emmiganūr is about 28 km away. C Belagal is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brahmanadoddi (3.8 km), Palukudoddi (5.6 km) and Kothakota (8.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Polakal today is likely to be higher.

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