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About Polian Village

Polian is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 113 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Polian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Polian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176025
Area (hectares) 207.69 hectares
Population 214
Male Population 113
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Polian compares

By the 2011 count Polian is the 94th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 207.69 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Polian

Polian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Polian as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Polian from other places

Polian lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 16 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 Polian
Nearest town Talwāra 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Kartoli Punjab 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km

Villages closest to Polian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Polian village had a population of 214. That makes it the 94th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Polian village has 113 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Polian has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Polian is 176025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Polian covers 207.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Polian falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Polian is Kartoli Punjab, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Polian.

Polian is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Polian is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talwāra is about 6.8 km away. Fatehpur is about 12 km away. Kartoli Punjab is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kutlehr (under 2 km), Utkarian (under 2 km) and Badnar (under 2 km).

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

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