Village · New Seren, East Siang # Potte Potte is a village in New Seren sub-district of East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 509 people in 71 households, the 2nd largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%. - 509 people (2011) - 71 households - 62.1% literacy - 1,036 females per 1,000 males ## Potte PIN code and other codes Potte falls in New Seren sub-district, East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Ramle-Bango - Census village code 263850 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Potte from nearby towns? - New Seren (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Pasighat (district HQ) 75 km by road - Pasighat (nearest town) 75 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Potte? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Potte; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● State highway In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Telam Camp - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pasighat - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Basar - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Potte known for? About 6% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Potte Of every 100 households in Potte in 2011, 48 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Potte · ■ New Seren rural average - Electricity for lighting 48% 70% - Toilet within the home 48% 55% - No toilet (open defecation) 52% 35% - Tap water 56% 71% - Drinking water within premises 44% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 96% - Use banking services 26% 32% - Television 25% 33% - Mobile phone 32% 57% - Computer with internet 3% 2% - Two-wheeler 16% 22% - Car / jeep / van 5% 10% - None of these assets 18% 10% - Own their home 95% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Potte? ■ Potte · ■ New Seren rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.1% 72.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1036 961 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 935 1000 - Working population 49.1% 37.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.1% for men and 55.6% for women. 46% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 22 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 33 (13%) · ■ Other work 159 (64%) · ■ Marginal 36 (14%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in New Seren - Seren 795 people - Telam Village 421 people - Old Deka 371 people - Telam Camp 348 people - Pam 318 people All 8 villages in New Seren ## Quick answers - How far is Potte from Pasighat? 75 km by road - What is the population of Potte? 509 (Census 2011) - Which district is Potte in? East Siang district (New Seren sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Potte? 62.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/east-siang/new-seren/potte/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.