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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
TUSI DUTTA
Contact: 97****7236
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- LGD code
- 321625
- Pincode
- 741125
- Post office
- Belpukur
- Population
- 1,940
- Households
- 470
- Literacy rate
- 49.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1006 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 725
Census 2011 · in context
How Polta compares
By population, Polta ranks #25 of 44 villages in Krishnagar - II mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.4%
−11.0% vs mandal average
- Polta
- 49.4%
- Krishnagar - II mandal
- 60.4%
- Nadia district
- 67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,006
+59 vs mandal average
- Polta
- 1,006
- Krishnagar - II mandal
- 947
Household size
people per home
4.1
Same as the mandal average
- Polta
- 4.1
- Krishnagar - II mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Polta at a glance
Polta is a village of 1,940 people in 470 households (Census 2011) in Krishnagar - II block, Nadia district, West Bengal, the 25th-largest of 44 villages in Krishnagar - II block. Literacy is 49%, 11 points below the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 1,006 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 741125, served by Belpukur post office; the LGD village code is 321625. The sarpanch is TUSI DUTTA, and the village votes in Krishnanagar Dakshin assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sadhan Ghosh. The population is estimated at 2,287 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Belpukur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polta · this village | 1,940 | 49% | — |
| Sonadanga · Krishnagar - II | 11,156 | 63% | — |
| Belpukur · Krishnagar - II | 5,979 | 61% | — |
| Dwipchandrapur · Krishnagar - II | 4,209 | 75% | — |
| Durgabas · Krishnagar - II | 2,630 | 56% | — |
| Dalai Molla · Krishnagar - II | 1,647 | 56% | — |
| Balainagar · Krishnagar - II | 1,465 | 57% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Polta
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 143.33
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 115.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Polta
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Polta
- LGD code
- 321625
- Pincode
- 741125
- Post office
- Belpukur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,940
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,287
- Households
- 470
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1006
- Literacy rate
- 49.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Krishnanagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Krishnanagar Dakshin
- Member of Parliament
- Mahua Moitra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sadhan Ghosh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- TUSI DUTTA
- Block / Mandal
- Krishnagar - II
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 741125
- BelpukurKrishnagar - II mandal5,979 pop
- BahadurpurKrishnagar - II mandal5,455 pop
- TatlaKrishnagar - II mandal5,036 pop
- DwipchandrapurKrishnagar - II mandal4,209 pop
- MayaralKrishnagar - II mandal4,051 pop
- BelpukuriaNakashipara mandal3,156 pop
- RajapurNakashipara mandal3,023 pop
- SardangaNabadwip mandal2,868 pop
- ChupipotaKrishnagar - II mandal2,798 pop
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Other villages named Polta
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Polta
Other villages in Krishnagar - II mandal
View all 44+ →- Dhubulia
- Sonadanga
- Sonatala
- Belpukur
- Noapara
- Bahadurpur
- Tatla
- Rukunpur
- Chaugachhahansadanga
- Krishna Chandrapur
- Dwipchandrapur
- Mayaral
- Singhati
- Gabarkuli
- Khajuri
- Sadhanpara
- Debipur
- Chupipota
- Pathradaha
- Durgabas
- Belgaon
- Ghateswar
- Kamarhati
- Bargara
- Chuakhali
- Uttarjhitkipota
- Armia
- Banagram
- Dalai Molla
- Charmahatpur
- Rupdaha
- Purbapanditpur
- Balainagar
- Sujanpur
- Saheb Nagar
- Bishnu Nagar
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)