# Polay Village, Tonk Khurd, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Tonk Khurd, Dewas 

# Polay

Polay is a village in Tonk Khurd sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,957 people in 274 households**, the 20th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,957people (2011)
- 274households
- 56.6%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Polay PIN code and other codes

Polay falls in Tonk Khurd sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockTonk Khurd
- Census village code473295

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

## How far is Polay from nearby towns?

- Tonk Khurd (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)24 km by road
- Tonk Khurd (nearest town)4 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 Polay?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Polay; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tonk Khurd
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dewas
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Polay known for?

About 90% of the 641 hectares of village land is sown, and 318 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 Polay

Of every 100 households in Polay in 2011, 96 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Polay · ■ Tonk Khurd rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**77%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**13%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****33%**

**46%

Television ****24%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Polay?

■ Polay · ■ Tonk Khurd rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****732**

**912

Working population ****44.8%**

**52.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 32.8% for women. 49% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 396 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 210 (24%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 142 (16%) · **■** Marginal 117 (13%)

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 Tonk Khurd

- Alari2,056 people
- Amona1,999 people
- Deoguradiya1,993 people
- Nawada1,970 people
- Jirwai1,935 people
- Bhutiya Bujurg1,920 people
- Jamoniya1,908 people
- Salamkhedi1,787 people

[All 111 villages in Tonk Khurd](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/tonk-khurd/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Polay from Dewas?24 km by road
- What is the population of Polay?1,957 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Polay in?Dewas district (Tonk Khurd sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Polay?56.6% (Census 2011)