About Polaha Village

Polaha is a mid sized village in Goharganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,874, made up of 965 males and 909 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 669.59 hectares hectares.

Polaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Polaha village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Raisen
Tehsil	Goharganj
Area (hectares)	669.59 hectares
Population	1,874
Male Population	965
Female Population	909
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Polaha compares

By the 2011 count Polaha is the 14th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 669.59 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Polaha

Polaha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Polaha as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Polaha from other places

Polaha lies about 42 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Mandideep, about 4.6 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 Polaha
Nearest railway station	Mandideep	4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goharganj	22 km
District headquarters	Raisen	42 km

Villages closest to Polaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Polaha village had a population of 1,874. That makes it the 14th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Polaha village has 965 males and 909 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Polaha has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Polaha covers 669.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Polaha falls under Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Polaha is Mandideep, about 4.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Polaha.

Polaha is about 42 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Polaha is in Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district. Mandideep is about 4.6 km away. Goharganj is about 22 km away. Raisen is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.