About Poliya Village

Poliya is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 59, made up of 29 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poliya village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nerua
Pincode	173210
Area (hectares)	12 hectares
Population	59
Male Population	29
Female Population	30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,034
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Poliya compares

By the 2011 count Poliya is the 152nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 12 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 944.

Getting to Poliya

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

Poliya lies about 31 km from Shimla. 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 Poliya
Tehsil headquarters	Nerua	9.6 km
District headquarters	Shimla	31 km

Villages closest to Poliya

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

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Common questions about Poliya

As per the Census of India 2011, Poliya village had a population of 59. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Poliya village has 29 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poliya has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Poliya is 173210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poliya covers 12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poliya falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Poliya notes the nearest railway station 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 Poliya.

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

Poliya is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 9.6 km away. Shimla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.