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About Polsa Village

Polsa is a mid sized village in Gondpipri tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 651, made up of 340 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 628.3 hectares hectares.

Polsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Polsa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Gondpipri
Area (hectares) 628.3 hectares
Population 651
Male Population 340
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Polsa compares

By the 2011 count Polsa is the 43rd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 809 residents. Its 628.3 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Polsa

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

Polsa lies about 58 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Sirpur Town, about 4.9 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 Polsa
Nearest railway station Sirpur Town 4.9 km
Nearest town Kagaznāgār 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Gondpipri 25 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 58 km

Villages closest to Polsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Polsa village had a population of 651. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 809 residents.

Polsa village has 340 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Polsa has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Polsa covers 628.3 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.

Polsa falls under Gondpipri tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Polsa is Sirpur Town, about 4.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Polsa.

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

Polsa is in Gondpipri tehsil of Chandrapur district. Sirpur Town is about 4.9 km away. Kagaznāgār is about 24 km away. Gondpipri is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wedgaon (3.4 km), Sakmur (6.4 km) and Chak Bapur (6.4 km).

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

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