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About Poling Village

Poling is a small village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 222 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263642, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poling Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poling village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263642
Area (hectares) 100.96 hectares
Population 447
Male Population 222
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
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 Poling compares

By the 2011 count Poling is the 52nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 100.96 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Poling

Poling is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Poling 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 Poling from other places

Poling lies about 13 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 79 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 Poling
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 4.4 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 13 km
Nearest town Almora 41 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 79 km

Villages closest to Poling

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poling village had a population of 447. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Poling village has 222 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poling has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Poling is 263642. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poling covers 100.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poling falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Poling is Kathgodam, about 79 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 Poling.

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

Poling is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kapkot is about 4.4 km away. Bageshwar is about 13 km away. Almora is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khadgera (under 2 km), Gainar (2.0 km) and Gairkhet (2.4 km).

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

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