Village · Abhyachandpur, Jagatsinghapur
# Polanga

Polanga is a village in Abhyachandpur sub-district of Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, PIN code 754141. The 2011 Census counted 396 people in 96 households, the 9th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.
- 396 people (2011)
- 96 households
- 76.5% literacy
- 754141 PIN code

## Polanga PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Polanga is 754141. Polanga falls in Abhyachandpur sub-district, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha.
- PIN code 754141
- Gram panchayat Gadakujanga
- Community development block Ersama
- Census village code 397304

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Polanga from nearby towns?
- Abhyachandpur (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Paradip (nearest town) 18 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Polanga?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Polanga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Jhimani
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kujanga
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Polanga known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 33% of the 310 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Polanga

Of every 100 households in Polanga in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Polanga · ■ Abhyachandpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 37%
- Toilet within the home 0% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 82%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 29% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 92%
- Use banking services 24% 52%
- Television 4% 20%
- Mobile phone 42% 47%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 34% 26%
- Own their home 99% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Polanga?

■ Polanga · ■ Abhyachandpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.5% 84.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 833 953
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 674 911
- Working population 27.5% 32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 62.9% for women. 44% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 78 (72%) · ■ Farm labourers 14 (13%) · ■ Other work 2 (2%) · ■ Marginal 15 (14%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Abhyachandpur
- Bagadia 2,736 people
- Garhkujang 2,082 people
- Rangiagarh 2,068 people
- Noliasahi 780 people
- Bhunyapal 389 people
- Bayanalkandha 186 people
- Chauliapalanda 30 people
- Abhayachandapur 28 people

All 24 villages in Abhyachandpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Polanga? 754141
- How far is Polanga from Jagatsinghapur? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Polanga? 396 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Polanga in? Jagatsinghapur district (Abhyachandpur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Polanga? 76.5% (Census 2011)

---
Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jagatsinghapur/abhyachandpur/polanga/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.
