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About Polka Village

Polka is a small village in Basmath tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 51 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.42 hectares hectares.

Polka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Polka village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Basmath
Area (hectares) 159.42 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 51
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
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 Polka compares

By the 2011 count Polka is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents. Its 159.42 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 954.

Getting to Polka

Polka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Polka 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. The nearest villages by name are Phattepur, Pimpala Chorya, Pimpalgaon Hajam and Pimprala. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Polka

As per the Census of India 2011, Polka village had a population of 96. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents.

Polka village has 51 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Polka has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Polka covers 159.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Polka falls under Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Polka notes the nearest railway station 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 Polka.

Polka is in Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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