# Polba Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Polba

Polba is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,626 people in 1,596 households**, the 1st largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 6,626people (2011)
- 1,596households
- 77.4%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Polba

Of every 100 households in Polba in 2011, 81 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Polba · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**50%

Tap water ****16%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**86%

Use banking services ****56%**

**56%

Television ****42%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Polba?

■ Polba · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**942

Working population ****49.1%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 70.8% for women. 64% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 311 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,435 (44%) · **■** Household industry 31 (1%) · **■** Other work 738 (23%) · **■** Marginal 739 (23%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Uttarbabnan5,135 people
- Paunan5,003 people
- Talchinan-Sanihati4,801 people
- Kashwara4,608 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Polba?6,626 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Polba in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Polba?77.4% (Census 2011)