About Poley Village

Poley is a mid sized village in Ravong tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 892, made up of 475 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 383.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poley Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poley village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	South District
Tehsil	Ravong
Pincode	737139
Area (hectares)	383.93 hectares
Population	892
Male Population	475
Female Population	417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	878
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Poley compares

By the 2011 count Poley is the 24th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,042 residents. Its 383.93 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Poley

Poley is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Poley as Available within 10+ 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 Namphok, Namphrik, Neh Brum and Pepthang. 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.

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Common questions about Poley

As per the Census of India 2011, Poley village had a population of 892. That makes it the 24th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,042 residents.

Poley village has 475 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poley has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Poley is 737139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poley covers 383.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poley falls under Ravong tehsil of South District district in Sikkim.

The census record for Poley notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Poley.

Poley is in Ravong tehsil of South District 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.