[needs update] As of the 2011 Census of India,[1] Polay Kalan had a population of 12,268.

Polay Kalan is a commercial hub for nearby villages, hosting market shops for electrical appliances, construction materials, general stores, fruits and vegetable, and restaurants.

Polay Kalan is seeing sudden rise of the privatization of school.

It has one Govt college Shree Shalagriram Ji Tomar Mahavidhyalay which provides bachelor's degree in BA and is affiliated with Vikram University.

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