# Polgaon, Bhiwapur, Nagpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhiwapur, Nagpur 

# Polgaon

Polgaon is a village in [Bhiwapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nagpur/bhiwapur/) sub-district of [Nagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nagpur/) district, [Maharashtra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/). The 2011 Census counted **270 people in 72 households**, the 80th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.

- 270people (2011)
- 72households
- 77.8%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Polgaon PIN code and other codes

Polgaon falls in Bhiwapur sub-district, Nagpur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhiwapur
- Census village code536520

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

## How far is Polgaon from nearby towns?

- Bhiwapur (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Nagpur (district HQ)75 km by road
- Umred (nearest town)24 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 Polgaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Naad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Umred
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Umred
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 16 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 Polgaon known for?

About 2% of the 1,227 hectares of village land is sown, and -86 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 Polgaon

Of every 100 households in Polgaon in 2011, 70 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Polgaon · ■ Bhiwapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**61%

Tap water ****64%**

**69%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**41%

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

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**81%

Use banking services ****64%**

**71%

Television ****39%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**29%

Own their home ****84%**

**92%

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 Polgaon?

■ Polgaon · ■ Bhiwapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1750**

**971

Working population ****64.1%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 69.8% for women. 67% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 44 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (72%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Bhiwapur

- Dhaparla297 people
- Khandalzari297 people
- Khairgaon276 people
- Somanala273 people
- Borgaon266 people
- Urkudpar260 people
- Sawargaon246 people
- Bordkala236 people

[All 137 villages in Bhiwapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nagpur/bhiwapur/villages/)

## Other places named Polgaon

- Polgaon · Village, Ajra, Kolhapur · 1,281 people

## Quick answers

- How far is Polgaon from Nagpur?75 km by road
- What is the population of Polgaon?270 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Polgaon in?Nagpur district (Bhiwapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Polgaon?77.8% (Census 2011)