# Polem Village, Bhopalpattnam, Bijapur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Bhopalpattnam, Bijapur 

# Polem

Polem is a village in Bhopalpattnam sub-district of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494448**. The 2011 Census counted **266 people in 64 households**, the 59th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 266people (2011)
- 64households
- 31.6%literacy
- 494448PIN code

## Polem PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Polem is 494448.** Polem falls in Bhopalpattnam sub-district, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494448
- Gram panchayatWadla
- Community development blockBhopalpattnam
- Census village code450733

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

## How far is Polem from nearby towns?

- Bhopalpattanam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bijapur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Bhopalpattanam (nearest town)15 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 Polem?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Polem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhopalpatnam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhopalpattnam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bijapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Polem known for?

About 23% of the 465 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Polem

Of every 100 households in Polem in 2011, 41 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Polem · ■ Bhopalpattnam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**31%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**6%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****70%**

**42%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Polem?

■ Polem · ■ Bhopalpattnam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.6%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**991

Working population ****76.7%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.1% for men and 20.5% for women. 77% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 204 (100%)

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 Bhopalpattnam

- Timed277 people
- Kotaguda274 people
- Kerpe272 people
- Bade Kakler270 people
- Posadpalli266 people
- Somanpalli265 people
- Cherpalli241 people
- Bhimaram240 people

[All 183 villages in Bhopalpattnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/bhopalpattnam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Polem?494448
- How far is Polem from Bijapur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Polem?266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Polem in?Bijapur district (Bhopalpattnam sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Polem?31.6% (Census 2011)