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- LGD code
- 576064
- Pincode
- 509206
- Post office
- Gopalpet
- Population
- 4,194
- Households
- 882
- Literacy rate
- 34.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1002 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,432
- Distance to district centre
- 7 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 68 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 113 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 388 km
- Nearest railway station
- Konnur · 30 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Ayuravedic Dispensary, Gopaipet · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Polkepahad compares
By population, Polkepahad ranks #4 of 9 villages in Gopalpeta mandal.
Literacy rate
%
34.5%
−8.1% vs mandal average
- Polkepahad
- 34.5%
- Gopalpeta mandal
- 42.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,002
Same as the mandal average
- Polkepahad
- 1,002
- Gopalpeta mandal
- 1,002
Household size
people per home
4.8
Same as the mandal average
- Polkepahad
- 4.8
- Gopalpeta mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Polkepahad at a glance
Polkepahad is a village of 4,194 people in 882 households (Census 2011) in Gopalpeta mandal, Wanaparthy district, Telangana, the 4th-largest of 9 villages in Gopalpeta mandal. Literacy is 35%, 8 points below the mandal average of 43% and the sex ratio is 1,002 women per 1,000 men. It lies 7 km from the Wanaparthy district centre, 30 km from Pebbair, the nearest town, 30 km from Konnur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 509206, served by Gopalpet post office; the LGD village code is 576064. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Ayuravedic Dispensary, Gopaipet, 4 km away. The population is estimated at 4,945 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polkepahad · this village | 4,194 | 35% | — |
| Gopalpeta · Gopalpeta | 7,230 | 49% | 3.4 km SW |
| Gopalpeta · Thallada | 885 | 51% | 3.4 km SW |
| Yedutla · Gopalpeta | 5,048 | 38% | 6.6 km S |
| Thadparthy · Gopalpeta | 3,709 | 47% | 6.6 km SW |
| Keshampet · Keshampet | 4,431 | 50% | 6.9 km SE |
| Shainpalle · Bijinapally | 2,910 | 39% | 7 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Polkepahad
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- WANAPARTHY
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- POLKEPAHAD
- Total area (ha)
- 2,407
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 142.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 58
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Polkepahad
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Polkepahad
- LGD code
- 576064
- Pincode
- 509206
- Post office
- Gopalpet
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,194
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,945
- Households
- 882
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1002
- Literacy rate
- 34.5%
- Coordinates
- 16.41655°N, 78.16546°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Nagarkurnool
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kalwakurthy
- Member of Parliament
- Mallu Ravi
- Block / Mandal
- Gopalpeta
Getting there
How to reach Polkepahad
Distance to cities · straight line
- Hyderabad113 kmcapital
- Bengaluru388 km
- Chennai434 km
- Mumbai633 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKonnur30 km
- Bus stopYedutla Bustand7 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Ayuravedic Dispensary, Gopaipet4 km
- ATM / bankANDHRA BANK12 km
- Petrol pumpHP PETROL PUMP - MANIKANTA FILLING STATION12 km
- CollegeJagruthi Junior College13 km
- Police stationKothakota Police Station24 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 509206
- GopalpetaGopalpeta mandal7,230 pop
- BuddharamGopalpeta mandal6,401 pop
- YedulaRevally mandal5,369 pop
- YedutlaGopalpeta mandal5,048 pop
- ChityalaWanaparthy mandal4,913 pop
- RemaddulaPangal mandal4,626 pop
- ChennaramRevally mandal4,437 pop
- ChimanguntapalleWanaparthy mandal3,870 pop
- ThadparthyGopalpeta mandal3,709 pop
Villages near Polkepahad
Other villages in Gopalpeta mandal
View all 8 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-13
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)