Polkhand, Jakhani Dhar, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Polkhand


The village Polkhand is located in Jakhani Dhar Tahsil of Tehri Garhwal District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Karas Gram Panchayat. It comes under Jakhnidhar Community Development Block. The nearest town is Tehri, which is about 52 kilometers away from Polkhand.

Travel and Communication for Polkhand


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Polkhand,
Tehri Garhwal,
Uttarakhand, India
PIN - 249121

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Polkhand


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Polkhand is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Polkhand is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Polkhand


As per available data from the year 2009, 36 persons live in 11 house holds in the village Polkhand. There are 21 female individuals and 15 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 58.33% and males constitute 41.67% of the total population.

Population density of Polkhand is 571.43 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Polkhand


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Total area of Polkhand is 6.3 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 5.7 ha. About 5.51 ha is un-irrigated area. About 0.19 ha is irrigated area. About 0.19 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 0.38 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 0.07 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 0.15 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Polkhand


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Polkhand.

There are no private or government primary schools in the village. However, there is a private primary school in Kafalna, which is less than 5 kms away from Polkhand.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Anjani Sain, which is 5-10 kms away from Polkhand.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Anjani Sain, which is 5-10 kms away from Polkhand.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Anjani Sain, which is 5-10 kms away from Polkhand.

Colleges in Polkhand


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in New Tehri, which is more than 10 kms away from Polkhand.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Polkhand.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Polkhand.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Polkhand.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Narendra Nagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Polkhand.

Other Educational Facilities in Polkhand


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Anjani Sain, which is 5-10 kms away from Polkhand.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in New Tehri, which is more than 10 kms away from Polkhand.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Dehradun, which is more than 10 kms away from Polkhand.

Healthcare Facilities in Polkhand


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Polkhand.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Polkhand.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Polkhand.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Polkhand.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Polkhand.

There is a allopathic hospital less than 5 kms away from Polkhand.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Polkhand.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Polkhand.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Polkhand.

There is a mobile health centre less than 5 kms away from Polkhand.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Polkhand.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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