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About Polla Village

Polla is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 599, made up of 317 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Polla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Polla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145026
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 599
Male Population 317
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Polla compares

By the 2011 count Polla is the 194th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Polla

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

Polla lies about 26 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jakolari, about 13 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 Polla
Nearest railway station Jakolari 13 km
Nearest town Kathua 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 22 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 26 km

Villages closest to Polla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Polla village had a population of 599. That makes it the 194th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Polla village has 317 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Polla has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Polla is 145026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Polla covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Polla falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Polla is Jakolari, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Polla.

Polla is about 26 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Polla is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jakolari is about 13 km away. Kathua is about 15 km away. Pathankot is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udipur Aima (under 2 km), Kilpur (under 2 km) and Fatto Chak (1.7 km).

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

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