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About Polang Village

Polang is a mid sized village in Kondagaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,053, made up of 511 males and 542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Polang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Polang village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Kondagaon
Pincode 494226
Area (hectares) 469.77 hectares
Population 1,053
Male Population 511
Female Population 542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Polang compares

By the 2011 count Polang is the 51st largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 469.77 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Polang

Polang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Polang as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Polang from other places

Polang lies about 47 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Bade Arapur, about 62 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 Polang
Tehsil headquarters Kondagaon 4.9 km
District headquarters Bastar 47 km
Nearest railway station Bade Arapur 62 km

Villages closest to Polang

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kondagaon 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 Polang

As per the Census of India 2011, Polang village had a population of 1,053. That makes it the 51st largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Polang village has 511 males and 542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Polang has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Polang is 494226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Polang covers 469.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Polang falls under Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Polang is Bade Arapur, about 62 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Polang.

Polang is about 47 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Polang is in Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district. Kondagaon is about 4.9 km away. Bastar is about 47 km away. Bade Arapur is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chichpolang (under 2 km), Kusma (2.4 km) and Chikhalputi (2.7 km).

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

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