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About Polatola Village

Polatola is a small village in Gondiya tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 108 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.77 hectares hectares.

Polatola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Polatola village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Gondiya
Area (hectares) 60.77 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 108
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Polatola compares

By the 2011 count Polatola is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents. Its 60.77 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Polatola

Polatola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Polatola as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Polatola from other places

Polatola lies about 14 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Gangajhari, about 8.5 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 Polatola
Nearest railway station Gangajhari 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Gondiya 14 km
Nearest town Gondiā 14 km

Villages closest to Polatola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Polatola village had a population of 224. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents.

Polatola village has 108 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Polatola has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1011.

Polatola covers 60.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Polatola falls under Gondiya tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Polatola is Gangajhari, about 8.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Polatola.

Polatola is about 14 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Polatola is in Gondiya tehsil of Gondiya district. Gangajhari is about 8.5 km away. Gondiya is about 14 km away. Gondiā is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijaitola (under 2 km), Wadad (1.9 km) and Sonpuri (2.1 km).

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

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