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About Polba Village

Polba is one of the larger villages in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,626, made up of 3,333 males and 3,293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 604.45 hectares hectares.

Polba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Polba village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 604.45 hectares
Population 6,626
Male Population 3,333
Female Population 3,293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Polba compares

By the 2011 count Polba is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 604.45 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Polba

Polba is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Polba as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Polba from other places

Polba lies about 11 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Talandu, about 7.1 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 Polba
Nearest railway station Talandu 7.1 km
Nearest town Bānsbāria 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 11 km
District headquarters Hugli 11 km

Villages closest to Polba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Polba village had a population of 6,626. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Polba village has 3,333 males and 3,293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Polba has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Polba covers 604.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Polba falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Polba is Talandu, about 7.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Polba.

Polba is about 11 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Polba is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Talandu is about 7.1 km away. Bānsbāria is about 10 km away. Polba Dadpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paunan (2.5 km), Puinan (2.5 km) and Meria (2.9 km).

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

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