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About Polta Village

Polta is a large village in Bongaon tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,843, made up of 1,966 males and 1,877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Polta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Polta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bongaon
Pincode 743245
Area (hectares) 303.82 hectares
Population 3,843
Male Population 1,966
Female Population 1,877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Polta compares

By the 2011 count Polta is the 30th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents. Its 303.82 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Polta

The census records public bus service for Polta as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pathantala, Patshimulia, Petangi and Petrapol. 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.

Common questions about Polta

As per the Census of India 2011, Polta village had a population of 3,843. That makes it the 30th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents.

Polta village has 1,966 males and 1,877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Polta has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Polta is 743245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Polta covers 303.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Polta falls under Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Polta notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Polta.

Polta is in Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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.

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

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