# Polka Village, Basmath, Hingoli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basmath, Hingoli 

# Polka

Polka is a village in Basmath sub-district of Hingoli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **96 people in 32 households**, the 142nd largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.

- 96people (2011)
- 32households
- 60.0%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Polka PIN code and other codes

Polka falls in Basmath sub-district, Hingoli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBasmath
- Census village code546371

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

## How far is Polka from nearby towns?

- Basmath (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Hingoli (district HQ)59 km by road
- Basmath (nearest town)5 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 Polka?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Polka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Mahgaon
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Basmat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Basmath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basmath
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Polka known for?

About 96% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 Polka

Of every 100 households in Polka in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Polka · ■ Basmath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**73%

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

**24%

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

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**35%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****0%**

**67%

Television ****30%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**30%

Own their home ****0%**

**95%

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 Polka?

■ Polka · ■ Basmath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**879

Working population ****69.8%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 48.6% for women. 69% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (84%) · **■** Other work 5 (7%)

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 Basmath

- Phattepur147 people
- Rukhi136 people
- Agdad130 people
- Kallavi125 people
- Chincholi T. A.59 people
- Hisewadgaon28 people
- Murumba Kh.24 people
- Nasratpur23 people

[All 152 villages in Basmath](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/hingoli/basmath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Polka from Hingoli?59 km by road
- What is the population of Polka?96 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Polka in?Hingoli district (Basmath sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Polka?60.0% (Census 2011)