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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Usha Kanti Pal
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- LGD code
- 322643
- Pincode
- 743235
- Post office
- Bangaon (North 24 Parganas)
- Population
- 3,843
- Households
- 933
- Literacy rate
- 75.2%
- Sex ratio
- 955 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,415
Census 2011 · in context
How Polta compares
By population, Polta ranks #30 of 150 villages in Bongaon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
75.2%
+3.3% vs mandal average
- Polta
- 75.2%
- Bongaon mandal
- 71.9%
- North 24 Parganas district
- 76.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
955
+16 vs mandal average
- Polta
- 955
- Bongaon mandal
- 939
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Polta
- 4.1
- Bongaon mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Polta at a glance
Polta is a village of 3,843 people in 933 households (Census 2011) in Bongaon block, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, the 30th-largest of 150 villages in Bongaon block. Literacy is 75%, 3 points above the block average of 72% and the sex ratio is 955 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 743235, served by Bangaon (North 24 Parganas) post office; the LGD village code is 322643. The sarpanch is Usha Kanti Pal, and the village votes in Bangaon Dakshin assembly constituency, represented by MLA Swapan Majumder. The population is estimated at 4,531 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polta · this village | 3,843 | 75% | — |
| Barakpur · Bongaon | 6,945 | 77% | — |
| Chalki · Bongaon | 3,690 | 75% | — |
| Dakshin Sundarpur · Bongaon | 2,844 | 67% | — |
| Satbaria · Bongaon | 2,496 | 70% | — |
| Shubha Ratnapur · Bongaon | 1,532 | 65% | — |
| Janipur · Bongaon | 725 | 87% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Polta
- Treated tap water
- No
- 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)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 303.82
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 138.94
- 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
- 322643
- Pincode
- 743235
- Post office
- Bangaon (North 24 Parganas)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,843
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,531
- Households
- 933
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 955
- Literacy rate
- 75.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bangaon
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bangaon Dakshin
- Member of Parliament
- Shantanu Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Swapan Majumder
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Usha Kanti Pal
- Block / Mandal
- Bongaon
Same pincode
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Polta
Other villages in Bongaon mandal
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- Chauberia
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- Barakpur
- Ichhlampur
- Paikpara
- Bangangram
- Manigram
- Panchita
- Palla
- Krishnachandrapur
- Kundipur
- Boaldaha
- Arsingri
- Nakful
- Bharatpur
- Bhashanpota
- Dighari
- Tengra
- Santoshpur
- Sanakpur
- Sabhaipur
- Kamdebpur
- Gobrapur
- Bhandarkola
- Sehalapara
- Serpur
- Chalki
- Belta
- Ganrapota
- Mollahati
- Paschim Ramchandrapur
- Ambikapur Mamudpur
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, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)