About Polagam Village

Polagam is a mid sized village in Karaikal Taluk tehsil, in the district of Karaikal, Puducherry. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,888, made up of 944 males and 944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Polagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Polagam village
Description	Value
State	Puducherry
District	Karaikal
Tehsil	Karaikal Taluk
Pincode	609606
Area (hectares)	368.72 hectares
Population	1,888
Male Population	944
Female Population	944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Polagam compares

By the 2011 count Polagam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,874 residents. Its 368.72 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Polagam

Polagam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Polagam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Polagam from other places

Polagam lies about 13 km from Karaikal, and the nearest railway station is Nannilam, about 7.0 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 Polagam
Nearest railway station	Nannilam	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karaikal Taluk	13 km
District headquarters	Karaikal	13 km
Nearest town	Kāraikāl	13 km

Villages closest to Polagam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karaikal Taluk 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 Polagam

As per the Census of India 2011, Polagam village had a population of 1,888. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,874 residents.

Polagam village has 944 males and 944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Polagam has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Polagam is 609606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Polagam covers 368.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Polagam falls under Karaikal Taluk tehsil of Karaikal district in Puducherry.

The nearest railway station to Polagam is Nannilam, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Polagam.

Polagam is about 13 km from Karaikal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Polagam is in Karaikal Taluk tehsil of Karaikal district. Nannilam is about 7.0 km away. Karaikal Taluk is about 13 km away. Karaikal is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.