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About Polpol Village

Polpol is a small village in Bhandaria tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 42 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Polpol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Polpol village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Bhandaria
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 468.44 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 42
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Polpol compares

By the 2011 count Polpol is the 64th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 468.44 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Polpol

Polpol is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Polpol as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Polpol from other places

Polpol lies about 58 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 24 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 Polpol
Tehsil headquarters Bhandaria 18 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 24 km
Nearest town Medininagar 43 km
District headquarters Garhwa 58 km

Villages closest to Polpol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Polpol village had a population of 90. That makes it the 64th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Polpol village has 42 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Polpol has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Polpol is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Polpol covers 468.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Polpol falls under Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Polpol is Barwadih Junction, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Polpol.

Polpol is about 58 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Polpol is in Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district. Bhandaria is about 18 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 24 km away. Medininagar is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khura (1.9 km), Tumera (2.4 km) and Chapiya (2.8 km).

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

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