About Polkamunda Village

Polkamunda is a mid sized village in Jayapatna tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,143, made up of 561 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Polkamunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Polkamunda village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Kalahandi
Tehsil	Jayapatna
Pincode	766018
Area (hectares)	210 hectares
Population	1,143
Male Population	561
Female Population	582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Polkamunda compares

By the 2011 count Polkamunda is the 40th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,184 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Polkamunda

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

How far is Polkamunda from other places

Polkamunda lies about 32 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Mahipur, about 28 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 Polkamunda
Nearest town	Bhanjanagar	25 km
Nearest railway station	Mahipur	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jayapatna	32 km
District headquarters	Kalahandi	32 km

Villages closest to Polkamunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Polkamunda village had a population of 1,143. That makes it the 40th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,184 residents.

Polkamunda village has 561 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Polkamunda has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Polkamunda is 766018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Polkamunda covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Polkamunda falls under Jayapatna tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Polkamunda is Mahipur, about 28 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Polkamunda.

Polkamunda is about 32 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Polkamunda is in Jayapatna tehsil of Kalahandi district. Bhanjanagar is about 25 km away. Mahipur is about 28 km away. Jayapatna is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.