Skip to main content

About Polas Village

Polas is a small village in Chachaura tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 24, made up of 14 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 714 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares.

Polas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Polas village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Chachaura
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 24
Male Population 14
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 714
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Polas compares

By the 2011 count Polas is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 704 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 912.

Getting to Polas

Polas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Polas 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Polas from other places

Polas lies about 46 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Kumbhraj, about 12 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 Polas
Nearest railway station Kumbhraj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chachaura 24 km
Nearest town Chāchaura 24 km
District headquarters Guna 46 km

Villages closest to Polas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Polas village had a population of 24. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 704 residents.

Polas village has 14 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Polas has about 714 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Polas covers 115 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.

Polas falls under Chachaura tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Polas is Kumbhraj, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Polas.

Polas is about 46 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Polas is in Chachaura tehsil of Guna district. Kumbhraj is about 12 km away. Chachaura is about 24 km away. Chāchaura is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohmmadpura (11 km), Bisatpur (12 km) and Barkhua (12 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All