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About Polgaon Village

Polgaon is a small village in Bhiwapur tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 140 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1227.29 hectares hectares.

Polgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Polgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Bhiwapur
Area (hectares) 1227.29 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 140
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Polgaon compares

By the 2011 count Polgaon is the 71st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 1227.29 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 985.

Getting to Polgaon

Polgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Polgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Polgaon from other places

Polgaon lies about 57 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Umred, about 19 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 Polgaon
Nearest railway station Umred 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhiwapur 23 km
District headquarters Nagpur 57 km

Villages closest to Polgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Polgaon village had a population of 270. That makes it the 71st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Polgaon village has 140 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Polgaon has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Polgaon covers 1227.29 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.

Polgaon falls under Bhiwapur tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Polgaon is Umred, about 19 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 <5 km distance for Polgaon.

Polgaon is about 57 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Polgaon is in Bhiwapur tehsil of Nagpur district. Umred is about 19 km away. Bhiwapur is about 23 km away. Nagpur is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pirawa (1.9 km), Tidkepar (2.6 km) and Bhagwanpur (3.4 km).

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

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