Polba

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title: "Polba" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-hooghly-district"] topic_path: "general/villages-in-hooghly-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polba" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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namePolba
settlement_typeVillage
pushpin_mapIndia West Bengal # India
pushpin_map_captionLocation in West Bengal, India
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1West Bengal
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Hooghly
established_title
unit_prefMetric
elevation_m15
population_total6,626
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Bengali, English
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code712514 (Polba)
area_code_typeTelephone/STD code
area_code03213
blank1_name_sec1Lok Sabha constituency
blank1_info_sec1Hooghly
blank2_name_sec1Vidhan Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1Chunchura
website
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Geography

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Location

The area is composed of flat alluvial plains that form a part of the Gangetic Delta.

Police station

Polba police station has jurisdiction over a part of Polba Dadpur CD Block.

Urbanisation

In the Chandannagore subdivision, 58.52% of the population is rural and the urban population is 41.48%. Chandannagore subdivision has 1 municipal corporation, 3 municipalities and 7 census towns. The single municipal corporation is Chandernagore Municipal Corporation. The municipalities are Tarakeswar Municipality, Bhadreswar Municipality and Champdany Municipality. Of the three CD Blocks in the Chandannagore subdivision, Tarakeswar CD Block is wholly rural, Haripal CD Block is predominantly rural with just 1 census town, and Singur CD Block is slightly less rural with 6 census towns. Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks of Chinsurah subdivision (included in the map alongside) are wholly rural. The municipal areas are Industrialized. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Polba had a total population of 6,626 of which 3,333 (50%) were males and 3,293 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 628. The total number of literates in Polba was 4,643 (77.41% of the population over 6 years).

Transport

Polba is on Pandua-Bandel Road. Mogra-Polba Road and Polba-Alinagar Road also meet at Polba.

Education

Polba Mahavidyalaya, a general degree college, was established at Polba in 2005. It is affiliated with the University of Burdwan and offers honors courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history and philosophy.

Healthcare

There is a rural hospital (with 30 beds) at Polba.

References

References

  1. "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA". Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011.
  2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
  3. "Hooghly District Police". West Bengal Police.
  4. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal.
  5. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  6. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
  7. Google maps
  8. "Polba Mahavidyalaya". PM.
  9. "Polba Mahavidyalaya". College Admission.
  10. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Government of West Bengal.

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