# Polam Village, Baudh Sadar, Baudh (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baudh Sadar, Baudh 

# Polam

Polam is a village in Baudh Sadar sub-district of Baudh district, Odisha, PIN code **762014**. The 2011 Census counted **429 people in 100 households**, the 105th largest of 277 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 429people (2011)
- 100households
- 81.7%literacy
- 762014PIN code

## Polam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Polam is 762014.** Polam falls in Baudh Sadar sub-district, Baudh district, Odisha.

- PIN code762014
- Gram panchayatKhuntabandha
- Community development blockBaudh
- Census village code418322

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

## How far is Polam from nearby towns?

- Baudh Sadar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Baudh (district HQ)12 km by road
- Baudhgarh (nearest town)10 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 Polam?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Polam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Janhapank
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baudh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baudh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Polam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Polam

Of every 100 households in Polam in 2011, 19 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Polam · ■ Baudh Sadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****15%**

**41%

Television ****16%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Polam?

■ Polam · ■ Baudh Sadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**994

Working population ****26.3%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 72.7% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (13%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 6 (5%) · **■** Marginal 25 (22%)

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 Baudh Sadar

- Kodapada440 people
- Brahmanipali438 people
- Kusumjholi434 people
- Saligan431 people
- Kumarsinga428 people
- Dimirijholi423 people
- Gudhiali418 people
- Mahakudpali405 people

[All 290 villages in Baudh Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baudh/baudh-sadar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Polam?762014
- How far is Polam from Baudh?12 km by road
- What is the population of Polam?429 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Polam in?Baudh district (Baudh Sadar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Polam?81.7% (Census 2011)