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Polap

पोलाप
Manch mandal
Pincode 262523
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LGD code
53929
Pincode
262523
Post office
Champawat
Population
289
Households
69
Literacy rate
56.1%
Sex ratio
1258 ♀/1000♂
Workers
119
Distance to district centre
36 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Dehradun
174 km
Distance to Delhi
260 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 38 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Govardhan Tiwari Rajkiya Base Hospital Almora · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Polap compares

By population, Polap ranks #10 of 46 villages in Manch mandal.

Literacy rate
%
56.1%
−0.3% vs mandal average
Polap
56.1%
Manch mandal
56.4%
Champawat district
68.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,258
+96 vs mandal average
Polap
1,258
Manch mandal
1,162
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.4 vs mandal average
Polap
4.2
Manch mandal
4.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Polap at a glance

Polap is a village of 289 people in 69 households (Census 2011) in Manch tehsil, Champawat district, Uttarakhand, the 10th-largest of 46 villages in Manch tehsil. Literacy is 56%, about the same as the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,258 women per 1,000 men. It lies 36 km from the Champawat district centre, 24 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 38 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262523, served by Champawat post office; the LGD village code is 53929. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govardhan Tiwari Rajkiya Base Hospital Almora, <1 km away. The village votes in Almora assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoj Tewari. The population is estimated at 341 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Polap

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Polap · this village28956%
Amora · Manch16154%0 km N
Dharsimi · Almora2080%1.1 km SE
Haram · Manch15864%2.1 km NW
Barsimi · Almora95872%2.4 km S
Barkum · Manch23156%2.4 km S
Sutola · Manch3962%2.5 km N

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Key facts — Polap

LGD code
53929
Pincode
262523
Post office
Champawat
Population (Census 2011)
289
Population (projected 2026)
341
Households
69
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1258
Literacy rate
56.1%
Coordinates
29.59924°N, 79.63554°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Almora
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Manoj Tewari
Block / Mandal
Manch
Getting there

How to reach Polap

Mandal centre
Manch · ≈ 1.5 km
≈ 3 min by car · 4 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Champawat · ≈ 36 km
≈ 1 h 15 min by car · 1 h 29 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 24 km
≈ 49 min by car · 58 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun174 kmcapital
  • Delhi260 km
  • Kolkata1170 km
  • Mumbai1355 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam38 km
  • Bus stopBus Stand2 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovardhan Tiwari Rajkiya Base Hospital Almora<1 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India Someswar branch20 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil2 km
  • CollegeKumaun University (Admin Block)29 km
  • Police stationThana Bhimtal29 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Polap

3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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