# Polakal Village, C.Belagal, Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · C.Belagal, Kurnool 

# Polakal

Polakal is a village in C.Belagal sub-district of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **518462**. The 2011 Census counted **12,208 people in 2,459 households**, the 1st largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 12,208people (2011)
- 2,459households
- 42.0%literacy
- 518462PIN code

## Polakal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Polakal is 518462.** Polakal falls in C.Belagal sub-district, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code518462
- Gram panchayatPolakal
- Community development blockC.Belagal
- Census village code593867

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Polakal from nearby towns?

- C.Belagal (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Kurnool (district HQ)39 km by road
- Kurnool (nearest town)39 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Polakal?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Polakal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gudur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kurnool
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kurnool
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Polakal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, onion and ground nut**. About 76% of the 3,019 hectares of village land is sown, and 767 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Polakal

Of every 100 households in Polakal in 2011, 89 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Polakal · ■ C.Belagal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**81%

Tap water ****66%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****29%**

**52%

Television ****36%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****32%**

**25%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Polakal?

■ Polakal · ■ C.Belagal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.0%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**914

Working population ****55.2%**

**56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.1% for men and 30.4% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,654 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 4,181 (62%) · **■** Household industry 17 (0%) · **■** Other work 469 (7%) · **■** Marginal 413 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in C.Belagal

- C.Belagal11,164 people
- Kondapuram6,491 people
- Kothakota5,749 people
- Burandoddi5,542 people

[All 10 villages in C.Belagal](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/c-belagal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Polakal?518462
- How far is Polakal from Kurnool?39 km by road
- What is the population of Polakal?12,208 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Polakal in?Kurnool district (C.Belagal sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Polakal?42.0% (Census 2011)
