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About Poli Village

Poli is a mid sized village in Jhanduta tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 703, made up of 340 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Jhanduta
Pincode 174310
Area (hectares) 143.9 hectares
Population 703
Male Population 340
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Poli compares

By the 2011 count Poli is the 31st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 143.9 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Poli

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

Poli lies about 31 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 22 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 Poli
Nearest town Ratanpur 10 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhanduta 31 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 31 km

Villages closest to Poli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poli village had a population of 703. That makes it the 31st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Poli village has 340 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poli has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Poli is 174310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poli covers 143.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poli falls under Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Poli is Kargi Road, about 22 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 <5 km distance for Poli.

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

Poli is in Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district. Ratanpur is about 10 km away. Kargi Road is about 22 km away. Jhanduta 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 Sillvin (3.9 km), Jamli (8.8 km) and Seri (16 km).

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

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