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About Polkarra Village

Polkarra is a mid sized village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 294 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Polkarra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Polkarra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Rajim
Pincode 496338
Area (hectares) 199.05 hectares
Population 603
Male Population 294
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Polkarra compares

By the 2011 count Polkarra is the 83rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 199.05 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Polkarra

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

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 Polkarra

As per the Census of India 2011, Polkarra village had a population of 603. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Polkarra village has 294 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Polkarra has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Polkarra is 496338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Polkarra covers 199.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Polkarra falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Polkarra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Polkarra.

Polkarra is in Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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